With 14 weights ranging from Thin to Black with complementing italics, Century Gothic is quite light, albeit with widely-spaced letters.
As an exclusively digital typeface, Century Gothic was never manufactured as metal type. It’s meant for display purposes, such as headlines, titles, or short text in advertising. However, it has larger, rounder tittles on the letters and boasts of an open, friendly style.
Century Gothic BeginningsĬreated in 1991 and based off of Monotype’s 20th Century type by Sol Hess, this sans- serif features a geometric style akin to Futura. You’ve seen this font numerous times before but probably never paid it any mind.įrom your Microsoft Word document to the 2006 Casino Royale film, Century Gothic has graced all kinds of ads, presentations, websites, packaging labels, and school brochures.
