Designer
1SMSteve Matteson
Steve Matteson is a typeface designer based in Louisville, CO. Owner of Matteson Typographics and formerly Type Director for Monotype and Ascender Corp. Steve is an avid cyclist, musician and letterpress printer.
About
Arimo was designed by Steve Matteson as an innovative, refreshing sans serif design that is metrically compatible with Arial™. Arimo offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.
Updated in April 2026 and re-released under the OFL. To contribute, see github.com/googlefonts/arimo