Typography

The College of Liberal Arts has three fonts as part of our core brand identity, each with different uses:

These fonts should be used on all marketing materials, including websites, and are encouraged in any external communications.

The University launched a new Find Your Energy brand in Fall 2023 that replaces individual college VBLs. Reference the updated brand guidelines on the CSU Brand website.

The content below is being kept as a reference for CLA websites still using the 2020 VBL. We appreciate your patience as we update all CLA websites to reflect the new university-wide brand.

Montserrat

Headings and subheadings

Montserrat is the College’s headline font and is best suited to headings and subheadings. This sans serif font is available in nine weights – from thin to black – and is available for free download from Google Fonts.

  • Thin 100

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-thinCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Thin 100 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-thin-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Extra-light 200

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-extra-lightCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Extra-light 200 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-extra-light-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Light 300

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-lightCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Light 300 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-light-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Regular 400

    CSS Class: font-montserratCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Regular 400 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Medium 500

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-mediumCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Medium 500 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-medium-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Semi-bold 600

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-semiboldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Semi-bold 600 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-semibold-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Bold 700

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-boldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Bold 700 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-bold-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Extra-bold 800

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-extra-boldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Extra-bold 800 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-extra-bold-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Black 900

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-blackCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Black 900 italic

    CSS Class: font-montserrat-black-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

Roboto

Body copy

Roboto is the College’s all-purpose font. It should generally be used for body copy, but it can also be applied to headings as desired. While it comes in six different weights, it is recommended to use regular or medium for large blocks of text. It is available for free download from Google Fonts.

  • Thin 100

    CSS Class: font-roboto-thinCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Thin 100 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-thin-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Light 300

    CSS Class: font-roboto-lightCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Light 300 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-light-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Regular 400

    CSS Class: font-robotoCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Regular 400 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Semi-bold 600

    CSS Class: font-roboto-semiboldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Semi-bold 600 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-semibold-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Bold 700

    CSS Class: font-roboto-boldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Bold 700 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-bold-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Black 900

    CSS Class: font-roboto-blackCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Black 900 italic

    CSS Class: font-roboto-black-italicCollege of Liberal Arts

City Streetwear

Accent font

City Streetwear is the College’s accent font. This script font is an optional design enhancement, ideal for social media and print materials. The font is a sophisticated version of handwriting and should be used sparingly to not infringe on legibility. The font should not be used for body copy.

City Streetwear is a licensed font, which means users must pay for use. The College has purchased one license for each department to be used by their communicator. If you have questions about accessing your department’s license, contact Nicolle.McMurray@colostate.edu. To purchase additional licenses, visit MyFonts.com.

  • Light 300

    CSS Class: font-city-streetwear-lightCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Regular 400

    CSS Class: font-city-streetwearCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Semi-bold 600

    CSS Class: font-city-streetwear-semiboldCollege of Liberal Arts

  • Bold 700

    CSS Class: font-city-streetwear-boldCollege of Liberal Arts

Additional University Fonts

The University uses different font families, as detailed on their branding website. The College of Liberal Arts transitioned away from these fonts because they are only available with a paid license. When partnering with a unit outside of the college, you may expect to use these fonts in place of the CLA ones.

  • Vitesse: Modern serif font for strategic headlines
  • Proxima Nova: Versatile sans serif font that can be used in headlines or body copy. It is included in Adobe Creative Suite subscriptions
  • Elena: Serif font that works for large blocks of body copy