In 2019, Monotype began working with experts in Hebrew, Arabic, Vietnamese, Georgian, Armenian, and Thai scripts. Now, 19 years on, Avenir Next World pushes the font even further, as brands operate on a more global level and require their identities to be consistent across more languages and lettering outside of the usual Roman forms. That iteration modernized the family and updated its technical standard so brands could successfully use it across print applications and on emerging digital platforms.
Monotype’s creative type director, Akira Kobayashi, had previously worked alongside Frutiger to bring Avenir Next to life in 2002. Avenir was designed to be “a linear sans in the tradition of Erbar and Futura” but created with the “experience and stylistic developments of the 20th Century,” Frutiger said in a Linotype interview. Adrian Frutiger designed the original in 1988, and worked with the team on Avenir Next World, which launched in early 2021. Release Date: January 2021 Monotype, Avenir New Worldīack Story: Essentially, Avenir Next World is an expansion of Avenir, a system font that needs little in the way of introduction. Designers: Adrian Frutiger, Akira Kobayashi, Yanek Iontef, Nadine Chahine, Toshi Omagari, Akaki Razmadze, Elena Papassissa and Anuthin Wongsunkakon.
