Commercial Type

Commercial Type
IndustryGraphic design
GenreTypeface design
Founded2007
FounderPaul Barnes, Christian Schwartz
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ProductsGuardian Egyptian, Graphik, Druk
Websitecommercialtype.com

Commercial Type is a digital type foundry established in 2007 by type designers Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz.[1][2][3] Its work includes typefaces for The Guardian, such as the Guardian Egyptian series, and other retail and commissioned typefaces.[4][5][6][7] It created the open-source Roboto Serif typeface for Google[8][9] and several of its typefaces are bundled with macOS.[10]

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  2. ^ Grant, Angelynn (14 March 2012). "Features: Commercial Type". Communication Arts. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ Boulanger, Marie (23 April 2019). "Christian Schwartz, Partner at Commercial Type: Interview March 1st, 2019". Medium. ECVNY. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Guardian". Schwartzco. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Guardian Egyptian". Schwartzco. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ Ong, Jyni. "Commercial Classics revives a host of British typefaces from the turn of the industrial revolution". It's Nice That. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ^ Li, Patrick (7 February 2018). "In a New Era, T's Fonts Get a Refresh". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ Daily, Sarah. "Say hello to Roboto Serif". Material. Google. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. ^ Vonau, Manuel (17 February 2022). "Google's Roboto Serif is a beautiful new font that you can download and use for free right now". Android Police. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. ^ Herrmann, Ralf (24 May 2020). "The awesome Mac OS Catalina fonts you didn't know you had access to". Typography.Guru. Retrieved 9 April 2022.