iA (Information Architects)

What's notable: The agency behind iA Writer. Their site uses iA Writer Quattro (a humanist mono) as a body face — a striking choice that immediately signals "we take typography seriously enough to do something unusual." Long-form essays on writing, design, and software dominate the homepage. Warm-neutral background, narrow measure, almost no marketing language. The design is the marketing.

Why this matters as a reference: a foundational example of designer-essay-as-marketing — the writing IS the proof of skill, and the typography choice is part of the argument.

[[06-reference/design-mood-board/macwright|Tom MacWright]] — neighboring practitioner aesthetic
[[06-reference/design-mood-board/read-cv|Read.cv]] — also mono-as-body
[[06-reference/concepts/design-vocabulary-glossary#monospace|monospace]]
[[06-reference/concepts/design-vocabulary-glossary#brand-voice-separate-from-brand-visual|brand voice]]

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iA (Information Architects)

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