Designer Robert Green has updated his digital Doves Type and produced new Text & Headline versions of the iconic typeface. Discover the reasons why he revisited The Doves Type:  

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The new Headline font was born out of practical and formal considerations arising during recent work by Robert for the Thames Tideway project. Doves Type was commissioned as Tideway’s font for lettering applied to architectural objects such as walls, railings, paving, and a series of ventilation columns. Read more background info on the blog. 

Both versions of the new Doves Type (v4) have been released as Doves Text & Doves Headline. The fonts differ slightly in weight and rendering, and each has a specific purpose.

The heavier and softer Doves Text was designed for setting copy at sizes below 20 pt. It is similar to previous iterations of the Doves Type: stem and stroke weights remain the same but the updated version is intended to be an improvement for print and onscreen applications. Previous buyers of Doves Type will be able to upgrade free of charge.

Doves Headline was designed for larger applications such as titles, headings, and sub-headings. It is lighter and sharper that the Text font, recommended for sizes above 20 pt, for use as an optically adjusted cut of the Doves Type. 

Tip: If you’re buying Doves Type for the first time and you'd like to order both the Text & Headline versions you can save 25% off the combined price by using the code DTFAM25 at checkout.

Watch the Robert Green interview by Tideway for their Tunnel Vision series. Entitled “The Writing's On The Wall”, Green discusses Doves Type history and his work for the Thames Tideway project.