Monotype was founded in 1887 by Tolbert Lanston. At the time, it was only producing typewriters and printers, with it starting to design fonts in 1896.
Monotype Corporation[]
1936–1999[]
NO KNOWN LOGO
Monotype had no logo between 1936 to 1999 and instead just used a wordmark in one or more typefaces designed by the company.
Agfa Monotype Corporation[]
1999–2004[]
Designer:
In-house designer
Typography:
Helvetica Neue (AGFA) Arial (Monotype)
Launched:
1999
Agfa-Gevaert purchased Monotype in 1999 and renamed it to the Agfa Monotype Corporation.
Monotype Imaging[]
2004–2012[]
Designer:
In-house designer
Typography:
Gill Sans (modified)
Launched:
2004
Symbol
Print symbol
In late 2004, Agfa Monotype was purchased by TA Associates and dropped Agfa's name.
