The Role of Typeface in Packaging Design

Carlos Velasco () and Charles Spence
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Carlos Velasco: Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School
Charles Spence: University of Oxford

Chapter 4 in Multisensory Packaging, 2019, pp 79-101 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Choosing the appropriate typeface and font for use in product packaging is an important part of the design process (or at least it should be). Yet, at the same time, it is also an area that is often neglected in books on packaging. This is particularly surprising given that virtually all packaging incorporates some text (e.g., logotypes, slogans, product information). A growing body of empirical research, however, now demonstrates that typefaces can be used to convey/reinforce specific brand associations. Insights into which features of the typeface might be best suited to conveying (or priming) different meanings emerged from the older research on the semantic differential technique and from more recent research on the crossmodal correspondences. Choosing typeface and font for the packaging that is incongruent with what a product stands for can negatively impact the consumer’s perception/evaluation of a brand. Meanwhile, iconic typefaces may, over time, come to be attached with specific brands, given our repeated exposure to them on packaging in the marketplace. In this chapter, we review the emerging literature on the scientific approach to typeface design, stressing the key role it can play in creating the most persuasive packaging solutions.

Keywords: Typeface; Font; Meaning; Crossmodal correspondence; Box-scale; Taste; Flavour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94977-2_4

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