Areal

We initially designed Areal as a bespoke typeface for [Are.na](https://www.are.na/), to replace Arial, the typeface they had been using for almost 15 years. Areal, a “revival” of Arial, is based on the first version of Arial that was used on the internet (v2.82). It’s entirely redrawn and rebuilt from the ground up. Most revivals draw on analog artefacts…