Release 2026.07

Overview

This release introduces new workflow integrations, enhanced font intelligence, and improvements to accessibility assessment accuracy. Together, these updates provide more reliable results, greater flexibility for designers, and expanded support for real-world packaging and creative content.

New Features

Intelligent Font Classification

Rhino now uses machine learning to automatically identify and classify font styles, including:

Sans-serif fonts

Serif fonts

Decorative and stylistic fonts

The platform can provide additional guidance when font choices may impact readability or accessibility.

Benefits

• Improved readability insights
• Stronger accessibility guidance
• Greater confidence when selecting typography

Enhancements

Contrast-Aware Text Size Analysis

Rhino's minimum text size calculations have been enhanced to dynamically account for varying contrast levels, including very high contrast combinations.

This allows assessments to more closely reflect real-world readability performance rather than relying on fixed assumptions.

To reflect this we have introduced a contrast dial and a sliding bar to show the true scale of the test. No longer just clarity… now showing Glance Readability!

Benefits

• More precise accessibility assessments
• Better alignment with APCA methodology
• Increased confidence in compliance decisions

Enhanced Assessment Consistency

Further improvements have been made to Rhino's analysis engine to ensure highly consistent results across similar content and design scenarios.

Benefits

• Greater confidence in assessment outcomes
• Faster decision making for creative teams

Expanded Support for Text Orientations

Rhino now provides enhanced support for vertically orientated text and other non-standard layout configurations commonly found in packaging and creative artwork.

Benefits

• More comprehensive design coverage
• Improved support for packaging use cases
• Greater flexibility when assessing creative layouts

Custom Test Sizing

We are introducing support for custom viewing distances and image dimensions.

This will allow Rhino to support a wider range of applications beyond packaging, including:

• Retail signage
• Posters
• Billboards
• Transport information systems
• Point-of-sale displays
• Large-format marketing materials

Expected Benefits:

• Greater flexibility across industries
• More realistic accessibility modelling
• Support for a broader range of design environments

Summary

This release strengthens Rhino's core assessment capabilities while expanding support for real-world design workflows. Key improvements include:

• Machine-learning-driven font classification
• Enhanced contrast and readability modelling
• Improved assessment consistency
• Expanded support for complex text layouts

These enhancements continue Rhino's mission of helping brands create content that is both accessible and effective for all audiences.

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