Julieta Ulanovsky was inspired by the signs and posters of the Montserrat neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She wanted to preserve the beauty of this urban lettering from the first half of the 20th century.
At a glance
Origin: Google Fonts, open source.
Designer: Julieta Ulanovsky.
Date: 2011.
Evolution
The family was completely reworked in 2017, with more weights and better language support.
Famous examples
It is one of the most downloaded typefaces on Google Fonts and can be found on millions of websites.
Current use
It is widely used by startups, showcase websites and small brands, as a free alternative to geometric typefaces such as Gotham.
Alternatives
Gotham, Poppins, Proxima Nova.
Great typefaces glossary
Akzidenz-Grotesk, Arial, Avenir, Baskerville, Bodoni, Caslon, Circular, Cooper Black, Didot, DIN, FF Meta, Franklin Gothic, Frutiger, Futura, Garamond, Georgia, Gill Sans, Gotham, Graphik, Helvetica, IBM Plex, Inter, Minion, Montserrat, Myriad, Neue Haas Grotesk, Optima, Poppins, Roboto, Sabon, SF Pro, Source Sans, Source Serif, Times New Roman, Univers, Verdana