SST (typeface)

Sans-serif typeface

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SST is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Monotype for Sony.^[1] It supports the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets and has matching styles for Thai, Hebrew, Japanese and Arabic.^[2]^[3] It is modelled after Helvetica (Sony's previous typeface) and Frutiger.^[4] SST is used on Sony's product packaging, operating instructions, websites, TV menus, in PlayStation 4 and on the Xperia smartphone.^[2]

SST

Category	Sans-serif
Classification	Humanist
Commissioned by	Sony
Foundry	Monotype
Date released	2013

Notes and references

^ "One typeface, 93 languages for Sony". Monotype Imaging. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 Iris Lješnjanin (2015-04-02). "An interview with type designer Akira Kobayashi – "Letters Do Not Stand By Themselves"". Smashing Magazine.com.
^ "Sony Design | Design Projects | SST Type Project". Sony Global. 18 December 2013.
^ "SST Type Project Special Interview With Type Director Akira Kobayashi". Sony Global. 11 December 2013.

External links

Luc Devroye. "Sony Design". Type Design Information Page.

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