Emilios Theofanous.
Creative Type Director.
Being a firm believer of giving back and engaging with young designers, he enjoys giving workshops on type design and related emerging technologies. He is an avid collector of type specimens where he often turns for consultation, research and inspiration. In his spare time he is learning scripting for a more efficient type design process. Emilios is an EsadType graduate in type design, to go with a multidisciplinary background that includes a BSc in Mathematics and an MA in Digital Arts.
Studio releases.
Touvlo
Touvlo is a zestful, modern interpretation of a classic genre, skillfully capturing the spirit of early British grotesque typefaces while letting its own lively personality and energy shine.
Helvetica Now Variable
Helvetica® Now Variable builds on the groundbreaking work of 2019’s Helvetica Now release—all of the clarity, simplicity and neutrality of classic Helvetica with everything 21st-century designers need (optical sizing, stylistic alternates, and extended character set).
Helvetica Now Variable offers designers more of everything: more creative freedom; more typographic expression; and more power.
Helvetica Now Variable. More. Helvetica. Now.
Thought Leadership.
Future London Academy: Typography 3.0 with Monotype.
Emilios Theofanou, Phil Garnham and the team of the Future London Academy revisit their typographic craft, train the eye, and place form back into context.
En la red.
Pódcast Creative Characters.
T2 E9. Nathan Lance: Cómo construir una marca (auténtica) sostenible.
Emilios charla en este pódcast con Nathan Lance, director creativo de Leap, una agencia de diseño de Truro (Inglaterra) con certificación B Corp.
Monotype y Middlesex.
Módulo de tipografía de Middlesex University.
Phil Garnham y Emilios Theofanous han tenido la oportunidad de presentar dos sesiones en línea: una inicial para poner en marcha el proyecto y otra posterior, durante el semestre, para analizar el proceso, evaluar los diseños y responder a cualquier pregunta relacionada con el diseño de tipos.
Correos.
Tipo personalizado para Correos.
Correos, el servicio postal español, es una marca con una antigüedad de más de 350 años. Junto con la agencia de marca Summa, diseñamos una nueva fuente exclusiva para Correos llamada Cartero, en honor a los ilustres profesionales que han conformado la empresa desde sus inicios.
Related content.
Touvlo: a zestful, modern grotesque with lively flair.
New from the Monotype Studio’s Creative Type Director, Emilios Theofanous, Touvlo – meaning brick in Greek – is an homage to London and the view from his studio window.
Amalia. The new custom typeface for Raiffeisen Bank's brand evolution.
In our latest Studio connection session, Emilios Theofanous, Senior Type Designer at Monotype, and Tom Foley, Creative Type Director at Monotype, are joined by Martin Kofler, Digital Brand Lead at Raiffeisen Bank International. We explore the role type played in Raiffeisen’s recent brand evolution, and we discuss the collaborative creative journey in creating their custom typeface ‘Amalia’.
Monotype x Limerick.
Over the past four years, we’ve been lucky to forge a reciprocal partnership with the Limerick School of Art & Design / TUS in Ireland. Both Creative Type Directors Tom Foley and Emilios Theofanous have now participated in workshops and modules at the leading fine art, design and creative media school. This year’s students were asked to write a message platform for one typeface and build a marketing plan and design assets to promote it in digital or print media.