The typography system for Ferris State University is provided below. Please note that all of the university's logos are graphics files that must be downloaded from this website and must not be recreated independently.
If you need a co-brand wordmark, please email your request to [email protected].
Primary Typefaces
The university's primary typefaces are Input Sans Compressed and Utopia Std.
Input Sans Compressed and Utopia Std are licensed fonts available for individual user purchase via Adobe. Users with Adobe Creative Cloud or Adobe Typekit subscriptions also can access them directly via those subscriptions.
Alternative Typefaces
The following typefaces may be substituted by users without access to primary fonts.
Barlow Condensed for Input Sans
Barlow Condensed is a font available for free download on the Web.
Georgia for Utopia Std
Georgia is a default system font available on all computers.
Typography System
Please refer to the guidelines below when reproducing university typography.
Headline Copy
Input Sans Compressed or Utopia Std may be used for headline copy, as appropriate to content and design. Alternate fonts may be substituted as needed.
Sub-headline Copy
Input Sans Compressed or Utopia Std may be used for sub-headline copy, as appropriate to content and design. Alternate fonts may be substituted as needed.
Option 1: UTOPIA STD REGULAR OR GEORGIA / 0 PT TRACKING / LETTER CASE
Option 2: INPUT SANS COMPRESSED EXTRA LIGHT OR BARLOW CONDENSED / 50 PT TRACKING / ALL CAPS
Eyebrow Treatment
Eyebrow treatments are used for callout text or pull quotes. Input Sans Compressed or Utopia Std may be used for eyebrow treatments, as appropriate to content and design. Alternate fonts may be substituted as needed.
Option 1: INPUT SANS COMPRESSED MEDIUM OR BARLOW CONDENSED SEMI-BOLD / 120 PT TRACKING / ALL CAPS
Option 2: UTOPIA STD DISPLAY OR GEORGIA / 0 PT TRACKING / LETTER CASE
Body Copy
Input Sans Compressed or Utopia Std may be used for body copy, as appropriate to content and design. Alternate fonts may be substituted as needed.
Option 1: UTOPIA STD REGULAR OR GEORGIA / 0 PT TRACKING / LETTER CASE
Option 2: BARLOW CONDENSED / 5 PT TRACKING/ LETTER CASE
Web Typeface
The university has two official typefaces for Web applications: Utopia Std. and Input Sans Compressed. The fonts are built into the university's web templates and are applied automatically.
