Category Archives: Typography

Why and how I am making Merriweather

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Merriweather

When I proposed the design of Merriweather to Google it was with the goal of creating a workhorse text typeface for the web. I wanted to make something as legible and pleasant to read as possible which meant adapting the … Continue reading →

Posted in Font, Serif, Type, Typography | 9 Comments

Big changes!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Merriweather

There have been some big changes for Merriweather in the the last week! First, Merriweather’s financial sponsor (Google) have asked me make a sans serif companion to the serif family already underway. They also want to increase the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Font, Sans Serif, Serif, Type, Typography, Update | 4 Comments