SST (typeface)
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Humanist |
| Commissioned by | Sony |
| Foundry | Monotype |
| Date released | 2013 |
SST is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Monotype for Sony.[1] It supports the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets and has matching styles for Thai, Hebrew, Japanese and Arabic.[2][3] It is modelled after Helvetica (Sony's previous typeface) and Frutiger.[4] SST is used on Sony's product packaging, operating instructions, websites, TV menus, in PlayStation 4 and on the Xperia smartphone.[2]
Notes and references[]
- ^ "One typeface, 93 languages for Sony". Monotype Imaging. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b Iris Lješnjanin (2015-04-02). "An interview with type designer Akira Kobayashi – "Letters Do Not Stand By Themselves"". Smashing Magazine.com.
- ^ "Sony Design | Design Projects | SST Type Project". Sony Global.
- ^ "SST Type Project Special Interview With Type Director Akira Kobayashi". Sony Global.
External links[]
- Luc Devroye. "Sony Design". Type Design Information Page.
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