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.
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.
From around the web.
Creative Characters podcast.
S2 E9: Nathan Lance – How to build an (authentic) sustainable brand.
Emilios chats with Nathan Lance on the podcast, creative director at Leap, a B Corp certified design agency in Truro, England.
Monotype x Middlesex.
Middlesex University typography module.
Phil Garnham and Emilios Theofanous, had the opportunity to host two online sessions, initially to help kickoff the project and a later session during the semester to discuss the process, critique the designs and answer any type design related questions.
Correos.
Custom type for Correos.
Correos, national postal service, is a brand of more than 350 years. Together with branding agency, Summa, we designed a new font exclusively for Correos, named Cartero (Postman) in honour of the emblematic professionals that has shaped the company since its early days.
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.