Arsenal’s new blackletter font is a tribute to a star player

It completes a series of custom typefaces designed for use before, during, and after games.

[Photo: Josh Upton/courtesy Arsenal Football Club]

Arsenal’s new gothic font is a modern take on black letter. It’s part of a larger multi-font branding strategy for the 140-year-old English football club.

The team unveiled its new font, Rocastle, at a pop-up exhibition this month at the Design Museum, in London. It’s named for the beloved late Arsenal player David Rocastle (1967–2001), also known as Rocky, and was created by David Rudnick, founder of........

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