Bliss at 25

Time flies. I can’t believe that it’s been 25 years since Bliss first made an appearance. Initially started in 1991, Bliss was published in 1996 as a six weight family featuring small capitals and old style figures. 1998 saw a flurry of activity as I and other type developers feverishly added the euro currency symbol to all their fonts. 2001 brought an ExtraLight weight together with an extended range of accents to cover more languages. In 2004 I moved all the typefaces to the OpenType format and a couple of years later Cyrillic and Greek scripts were added, and Bliss Pro made an appearance.

Over the past 25 years Bliss has seen countless uses – from small items of ephemera to full blown identities. Its subtle shapes and distinctive tones have captured attention time and time again.

It’s been the typographic face of companies, charities and institutions. It’s communicated through signage, timetables and reports. It’s helped sell medicine and houses, as well as transporting people by land and air. It’s also set text in books, magazines and across the internet.

A far reaching and flexible typeface that’s ready and waiting for its next adventure.

Read the design notes at studiotype.com for an insight behind the design of Bliss. Or take a look at the Bliss or Bliss Pro pages at typography.net.

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