History

Notable changes to the Typography guideline.

Guidance on how to use Reith and new headline size

Paragon is the new size for primary headlines on indexes.

Paragon - 20/24 at Group A, 22/26 at Group B and 28/32 at Group C and Group D.

Neil Bramah

Neil Bramah

UX Designer

Dario Ramalho

Dario Ramalho

UX Designer

Jane Williams

Jane Williams

UX Designer

Hugh Gummett

Hugh Gummett

UX Designer

New display sizes added

A range of additional display type sizes added to support our main type hierarchies. They help immersive storytelling and infographics to create more impact where needed. They also give more flexibility at large screen sizes (e.g. 1280px).

Al Jones

Al Jones

UX Designer

Tom Nurse

Tom Nurse

Editorial Designer

Updates to Pica and new body copy style added

We've adjusted Pica to work better for index titles and headline links. The new body copy style will improve reading experience across different types of content.

Pica - 15/20 at Group A, 16/20 at Group B, 18/22 at Group C and 16/20 at Group D.
Body Copy - 15/20 at Group A, 16/22 at Group B, 18/24 at Group C and 16/22 at Group D.

Al Jones

Al Jones

UX Designer

Dario Ramalho

Dario Ramalho

UX Designer

Chris Kinsey

Chris Kinsey

UX Designer

Updates to sizes and line heights across all type groups

We've made these updates based on feedback and product testing:

Group A - Great primer line height increased from 20 to 22.
Group B - Great primer reduced from 20/24 to 18/22, Long primer from 16/20 to 15/18, Brevier line height increased from 16 to 18.
Group C (touch) - Double pica reduced from 28/32 to 26/30, Great primer from 24/28 to 21/24, Long primer from 16/22 to 15/20.
Group D (non touch) - Trafalgar line height increased from 32 to 36, Double pica 24 to 28, Great Primer 20 to 24.

Al Jones

Al Jones

UX Designer

Dario Ramalho

Dario Ramalho

UX Designer

Chris Kinsey

Chris Kinsey

UX Designer

Publication

Al Jones

Al Jones

UX Designer

Hugh Gummett

Hugh Gummett

UX Designer

Jane Williams

Jane Williams

UX Designer

Neil Bramah

Neil Bramah

UX Designer

Stephen Robertson

Stephen Robertson

UX Designer

Chris Kinsey

Chris Kinsey

UX Designer

Dario Ramalho

Dario Ramalho

UX Designer

Simon Rooney

Simon Rooney

UX Creative Director

Rory Pickering

Rory Pickering

UX Designer

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