UTW 2026

Session Host

Marianna Paszkowska

Marianna Paszkowska is a font engineer and type designer specializing in variable font technology and complex multiscript systems.

In 2021, she founded Font Mavens, a consultancy delivering end-to-end expertise in font engineering, type design, lettering, and project management. She collaborates actively with Google, contributing to Google Fonts initiatives and serving as a contractor project manager for Google’s brand typeface, Google Sans Flex. A dedicated community voice, Marianna shares her insights through international talks, panels, and hands-on workshops.

Marianna previously worked at Monotype in Berlin starting in 2016, where she supported custom brand commissions as well as library releases across the FontFont and Monotype catalogs, zeroing in on variable font production. Her passion for font technology first took root in London during an internship at Dalton Maag, where she discovered the craft and magic of font engineering.

Sessions at this workshop:
 Tues, 10:00 Modern Variable Fonts: Maximum Unicodes, Minimum Font File Sizes
 Tues, 14:00 The Parametric Power of Roboto Delta
 Fri, 13:10 What’s not boring about the Boring Expansion of OpenType

 Overview