About
Public Sans is a strong, neutral typeface that is officially endorsed by the United States Web Design System (USWDS), the same organization that developed this font with clarity and accessibility in mind. This highly readable typeface conforms to Section 508 and WCAG guidelines and is part of an open-source project that accepts and addresses accessibility-related feedback from the community to continuously improve this font family.
Public Sans takes inspiration from geometric sans faces of the 20th century, as well as the original Franklins of the 19th, resulting in a hybrid typeface that retains a distinctly American style. It is open source and licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1 Download the font for free.
When to use
Use Public Sans for headlines, body-copy and interface design, on its own or in conjunction with any of the allowable University fonts listed on this page. This straightforward typeface is available in nine different weights in both Roman and Italic versions and is our most adaptable font option because of its clarity, high-accessibility and neutral design.
Janson
About
Janson is a crisp, relatively high-contrast font often used for body text and known for its legibility in print. This classic old-style serif typeface is named after the 17th-centruty printer Anton Janson, though its design is based on the 17th-century work of Hungarian punch-cutter Miklós Tótfalusi Kis.
Janson is made by the German type foundry, URW, and is available for purchase from font resellers T26 or MyFonts.com.
When to use
Use Janson for long-form, printed body text in formal documents, advertising, annual reports, magazines and other similar contexts. Its high readability and classic, old-style serif design will give your piece an authoritative and professional feel.
Trajan Pro
About
Trajan is an all-caps, classic serif typeface known for its elegant and historical feel. Designed by Carol Twombly for Adobe in 1989, it is based on the capital letters of ancient Roman inscriptions found on the base of the Trajan's Column in Rome.
When to use
At UAlbany, Trajan is used only for our formal institutional mark and the identification marks for each of our schools and colleges, individual offices and University divisions.
The use of Trajan is restricted to the Office of Communications and Marketing only. If you wish to use Trajan for a special purpose, please submit a request form.
