The university's typographic identity is visible across many applications,
including print, electronic and environmental displays. To communicate
in a consistent tone, type selections have been made that best represent
the voice of the university. Additional type suggestions are included
to help the campus community achieve coordinated and consistent materials.
Headers
In order to create a cohesive look and feel, Garamond should
be used for headlines.
Text
The Garamond Regular typestyle adds a strong representational
quality to the words we use. This typestyle has a classic feel and implies
a knowledgeable voice. The font was specifically created to be legible.
The typeface is available worldwide in both PC and Apple Mac formats.
Do not substitute any variation other than those listed below.
Garamond Regular
Alternate font: Times New Roman
The Univers 45 Light typestyle was specifically designed to
express a contemporary feel and imply a knowledgeable modern voice.
More than most typefaces, universe has a number of fonts and weights
associated with it which allows for a great deal of flexibility. As
with all sans-serif faces, adequate spacing between lines is required
to maintain legibility. The typeface is available worldwide in both
PC and Apple Mac formats. Do not substitute any variation other than
those listed below.
Univers 45 Light
Alternate font: Helvetica
Sub headers
Univers 65 Bold
Alternate font: Helvetica bold
Secondary Fonts
Secondary fonts are for use when more than one font is
required for a design or publication.
Helvetica is the suggested sans serif secondary font
for use when more than one font is required.
Do set type:
• in upper and lower case
• using bold and italic for emphasis
• ranged left
• with plenty of surrounding white space
• keep punctuation to a minimum
Do not set type:
• in all capitals
• that has been condensed or expanded
• with additional inter-character spacing
• in other typefaces
Note: The University of Texas at Austin's logotype is written
in all capitals. When written in text, the name should appear in upper
and lower case letters.
