Announcing the 2020 Type Champions!

Monotype today announced the winners of the second annual Type Champions Award, which recognizes and celebrates brands that elevate the value of typography in developing and maintaining brand identities. The winners were selected by a panel of 19 global branding experts who evaluated the role of typography in building brand messages, marketing and advertising efforts, and overall customer experiences.

The 2020 Type Champions Award panel includes:

• Abbott Miller, Partner, Pentagram

• Alejandro Paul, Type Designer and Founder, Sudtipos

• Andy Payne, Global Chief Creative Officer, Interbrand

• Bobby C. Martin Jr., Co-Founder, Champions Design

• Blake Howard, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Matchstic

• Brett Zucker, Chief Marketing Officer, Monotype

• Brian Collins, Chief Creative Officer and Founder, COLLINS

• Charles Nix, Type Director, Monotype

• James Fooks-Bale, Creative Director, Monotype

• Jenn Hilliard, Senior Manager, Brand Development & Strategy, Rocket Mortgage

• Josh Miles, Chief Marketing Officer of SMPS and Host of Obsessed Show

• Kirsten Dietz, Founder and Partner, Strichpunkt Design

• Kristine Arth, Founder and Principal Designer, Lobster Phone

• Mohamed Gaber, Founder, Kief Type Foundry

• Nicole Johnson, Associate Director User Experience, Iconmobile Group

• Patrick Märki, Managing Director, KMS Team

• Perrin Drumm, Head of Publishing, A24

• Rodney Abbot, Senior Partner, Lippincott

• Sherina Florence, Creative Director, Ogilvy