Mason

What is the Mason Font?

Barnbrook originally called this typeface Manson (after American serial killer Charles Manson) “to express extreme opposite emotions — love and hate, beauty and ugliness,” he has said. Emigre suggested the name be changed to Mason, as the letter forms also evoke stonecutters’ work, Freemasons’ symbology, and pagan iconography.. In its design, Barnbrook was influenced by nineteenth-century Russian letter forms, Greek architecture, and Renaissance Bibles; the font also displays many references to popular culture, politics, and typographic history.. Mason’s postmodern attitude is undeniable and, like Neville Brody’s Blur, Mason emerged during the explosion of digital typefaces in the early 1990s, both products of the technological and cultural influences of the time.. In 2011 Mason Sans was one of 23 digital typefaces included in the permanent architecture and design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Mason Font Families

When you download Mason, the family will include the following font styles:

• Mason Sans Regular
• Mason Sans Bold
• Mason Serif Regular
• Mason Serif Bold

Preview of the Mason Font

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Who Designed the Mason Font?

Mason was designed by Jonathan Barnbrook.

This font has 4 style(s) and was published by Emigre.

Is Mason a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Mason is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Mason. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Mason for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Mason if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Mason to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Mason for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Mason, it was available for as little as $59.00.