Download Metro Office Font Family
The Metro Office family is designed after the model of the original sans serif family Metro No.1 produced by W.A. Dwiggins and Mergenthaler Linotypes design studio during the late 1920s and 1930s.
A distinctly new interpretation of the sans serif idea, Metro was a thoroughly American sans serif when it was released. However, over the ensuing decades, it became a favorite the world over.
Moreover, it is one of the first humanist sans serif typefaces designed.
While redesigning Metro in 2006, Linotypes Type Director Akira Kobayashi drew from his own knowledge of humanistic letterforms.
The result is a redefined Metro; a typeface that is finally ready for heavy text setting. More…
Kobayashi has created oblique variants, extending its use in document setting.
Kobayashi remedied this historical slight, retooling Dwiggins original forms and optimizing their legibility.
By opening up the troublesome joins (like that on the Q), Kobayashi has given his new Metro a more even color in text, improving its legibility while retaining its original spirit.
