Fonts by Ian Brignell.
Popular IB TYPE Inc. Fonts.
BRIGNELL BIG is a two font family designed by Ian Brignell. Bold and honest, it approaches like a dare: Go Big no regrets. A bold, personable sans serif headline font characterized by a stylized and geometric structure. Creatively, Brignell Big was born in 2011 and was inspired by lettering designs Ian was working on for CO Bigelow packaging that harkened back to early 20th century modern sans serifs. Recommended for headline use especially on packaging. Extended Latin set.
BRIGNELL SLAB is an eight font family designed by Ian Brignell. Curvaceous and dynamic, this unique slab exudes honesty and personality. A slab serif characterized by a soft treatment where normally you would see vertical serifs. This feature allows for a smoother, less toothy, reading effect. Brignell Slab was born in 2008 and was inspired by the logo and custom font Ian designed for Naturalizer. Extended Latin set.
BRIGNELL SQUARE is a ten font family designed by Ian Brignell. Modern and crisp, this strong-shouldered sans serif offers tonal neutrality. Like Helvetica, Brignell Square is a classic “do anything” font. Spatial balance defines these letter shapes. Creatively, this typeface was born in 1990 out of Ian’s frustration with ubiquitous, barely readable highway signage. Use everywhere. Extended Latin set.
BRIGNELL SUNDAY is an eight font family designed by Ian Brignell. A relaxed, easy-reading companion for any day of the week. A clean, modern, friendly sans serif characterized by an open style with occasionally rounded corners, occasional curved junctures on diagonals and a slightly sloped lower case A. Brignell Sunday was born in 2006 and was inspired by corporate custom font ideas Ian designed for an LG Electronics sub-brand called Best Shop. Extended Latin set.
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IB TYPE Inc. is a Canada-based foundry offering fonts by Ian Brignell, with a focus on beautifully crafted forms. Ian creates award-winning custom lettering, logo and font designs for the world’s biggest brands and best creative agencies. In 2014, Ian and his partner, Catherine O’Toole, added a retail digital type foundry to his studio.
Founder
Ian Brignell
Ian Brignell has been drawing letters since he was nine years old. His logo design work includes Pepsi, Campbell’s, Budweiser, SUBWAY, Paramount Network, Lay’s, Popeyes, Bud Light, Puffs, Kashi, BlackRock, C.O. Bigelow, Smirnoff, Miller High Life, Telefonica, and Harvard. Ian has designed custom fonts for Coke’s Share-a-Coke campaign (You), Budweiser (Bold and Crafted), SUBWAY (Footlong and Six-inch), Bell (Slim), Puffs (Regular), Bud Light (Bold and Black), Shaw (Black, Bold, Medium, and Regular) and many more.
To review Ian's custom portfolio please go to ianbrignell.com.
Co-Director
Catherine O’Toole
Catherine O’Toole is a businesswoman and writer. She is company co-Director (with Ian) at IB TYPE Inc.