Zilla Slab

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Short description: Slab serif typeface commissioned by the Mozilla Foundation
Zilla Slab
Typeface Simple Zilla Slab.png
CategorySlab serif
ClassificationMechanistic, Humanist
Designer(s)Peter Biľak, Nikola Djurek
Commissioned byMozilla Foundation
FoundryTypotheque
Date created2017
LicenseSIL Open Font License
Design based onTesla Slab
VariationsZilla Slab Highlight
Websitegithub.com/mozilla/zilla-slab
Latest release version1.002
Latest release dateAugust 23, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-23) [1]

Zilla Slab is a free to use, open source slab serif font commissioned by the Mozilla Foundation[2] as a part of their rebranding process from mid-2016 to 2017.[3][4][5] It was created in 2017 by Peter Biľak and Nikola Djurek,[2] typeface designers for the Typotheque foundry. It is inspired by the Tesla Slab font,[6][2] also originally designed by Typotheque. Its variant, Zilla Slab Highlight, features a unique ligature in its bold weight, where the character sequence “ill” will turn into “://”, purposely intended for using the stylized Mozilla wordmark as “moz://a”.[2]

Usage

Zilla Slab is used as the branding font for Mozilla Foundation, featured in its logo as well as their other products and projects, such as MDN Web Docs and Common Voice, alongside Inter and Metropolis.[7][8]

As of February 21, 2018, Ohio University started using Zilla Slab as their secondary font of choice.[9]

Availability

Zilla Slab is available on GitHub,[10] Google Fonts,[11] and through Mozilla's CDN.[12] Its variant, Zilla Slab Highlight, is also sourced in the same GitHub repository, and available on Google Fonts as well.[13]

See also

  • Fira typeface by Mozilla

References

  1. ↑ "Release v1.002 · mozilla/zilla-slab". 2017-08-23. https://github.com/mozilla/zilla-slab/releases/tag/v1.002. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gorlovetsky, Yuliya (2017-07-10). "Zilla Slab: A common language through a shared font - Mozilla Open Design". https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/zilla-slab-common-language-shared-font/. 
  3. ↑ Johnson Banks Corporation. "Mozilla | Johnson Banks". https://www.johnsonbanks.co.uk/work/mozilla. 
  4. ↑ Johnson, Michael (2016-06-10). "Designing in the Open". https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/designing-in-the-open/. 
  5. ↑ Johnson, Michael (2016-07-06). "Going deeper into Mozilla's identity problem - Mozilla Open Design". https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/going-deeper-into-mozillas-identity-problem/. 
  6. ↑ "Typotheque: New Wordmark and Typeface for Mozilla". 2017-01-24. https://www.typotheque.com/blog/new_wordmark_and_typeface_for_mozilla. 
  7. ↑ Mozilla. "Typography - Protocol Design System". https://protocol.mozilla.org/fundamentals/typography.html. 
  8. ↑ Mozilla. "Typography - Mozilla Dot Design". https://mozilla.design/mozilla/typography/. 
  9. ↑ Morris, Renea (2018-02-21). "OHIO: Compass | Branding OHIO with updated color palettes and typography". https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/17-18/02/branding-OHIO-color-palettes.cfm. 
  10. ↑ "mozilla/zilla-slab: Mozilla's Zilla Slab Type Family". https://github.com/mozilla/zilla-slab. 
  11. ↑ Typotheque. "Zilla Slabs - Google Fonts". https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zilla+Slab. 
  12. ↑ "Mozilla CDN". https://code.cdn.mozilla.net/fonts/zilla-slab.css. 
  13. ↑ Typotheque. "Zilla Slab Highlight - Google Fonts". https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zilla+Slab+Highlight. 

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