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Re:Vision by Monotype: Exploring the Future(s) of Type

By Desk Space

Introduction

Typography isn’t just decoration—it’s a force for action and cultural influence. While trends reports can spark inspiration, they often risk promoting sameness. Monotype’s 2025 report, Re:Vision, breaks that cycle. It rejects the predictable “Top 10” format and instead explores how type can respond to—and even shape—critical global dynamics, from artificial intelligence and climate change to aging, justice, and peace. Crafted by Monotype’s Executive Creative Directors Charles Nix, Phil Garnham, and Tom Foley, the report isn’t just about what’s next in typography—it’s about how design can help shape what comes next in the world.

More Than a Report—A Movement

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Re:Vision is presented as a series of immersive, thought-provoking chapters. Some are already live, while others are on the horizon. Each explores a different intersection of design and culture:

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- Sonotype: An AI-driven experiment linking sound and typography through the lens of synesthesia

- Human Types: A study on the irreplaceable role of humanity in a machine-learning design world

- Freedom, Law & Order: Can type push toward justice? (Coming soon)

- Hot & Wet: Typography’s role in a climate-challenged future (Coming soon)

- Conflict & Peace, Life Cycle and more—each asking how design can support social, sensory, and systemic change

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Whether exploring dynamic, responsive type or highlighting the ethics of design in volatile times, Re:Vision positions typography as an active cultural agent—not a passive style choice.

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Sonotype: Typographic Emotion Meets AI

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At the heart of the report is Sonotype, a standout experiment that turns audio into living letterforms. Created with AI and inspired by synesthesia, it enables designers to visualise sound through moving type. It’s sensory design in action—and it signals a future where branding isn’t just seen, but felt.

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Human Types: Why Design Still Needs People

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In the Human Types chapter, Monotype brings in voices like Matthieu Salvaggio, Matteo Bologna, and Sina Otto to reflect on what makes type deeply human—even in an AI-driven era.

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Key takeaways include:

- Design is inherently human. It begins with emotion, context, and intent.

- AI is a collaborator, not a replacement. When used well, it can expand creativity.

- Typography is becoming dynamic and personal. The future may bring fonts that adapt to individual users in real time.

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Join the Re:Vision Webinar

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Want to dive deeper into the thinking behind Re:Vision? Join the exclusive Re:Vision webinar featuring report creators Charles Nix and Phil Garnham, in conversation with:

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- Cat How, Founder & ECD, How&How

- Lisa Smith, Global ECD, JKR

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Together, they’ll explore:

- How global forces like AI, climate, and cultural change are reshaping design

- Strategies for creative and brand leaders navigating this evolving landscape

- A look into the activations shaping creative work in 2025 and beyond

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Plus: a live Q&A with the panel for real-time insight.

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🔗 Register for the webinar

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A Call to Design What Comes Next

With Re:Vision, Monotype challenges us to think bigger. To treat typography not as trend, but as tool—for clarity, emotion, empathy, and change. The future isn’t something we wait for. It’s something we design.

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