Helvetica

Helvetica (also Neue Haas Grotesk) is a widely-used sans serif font family. It was developed in 1957 by font family designer Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffmann.

Helvetica is a neo-grotesque or realist design. It is one that is influenced by the 19th century font family Akzidenz-Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs.^[1] It became one of the most popular font families of the 20th century.^[2]

It was originally named Neue Haas Grotesk. It was licensed by Linotype and renamed Helvetica in 1960.^[3]

The Helvetica font was also used between 1993 and 1997 for TSI "Masked troubadour" idents and bumpers.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "A Neo Grotesque Heritage". Adobe Systems. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
↑ "Uniformity" (PDF). The Graphic Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
↑ "Helvetica and Univers". Blue Pencil. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
↑ Martin Lambie-Nairn, Brand Identity for Television: With Knobs On, Phaidon Press, 1997, p. 201
↑ Lambie-Nairn + Company reveal their role in helping the Swiss take on a new character, in Creative Review, vol. 14, n. 1, January 1994, p. 45

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[1] "A Neo Grotesque Heritage". Adobe Systems. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[2] "Uniformity" (PDF). The Graphic Exchange. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[3] "Helvetica and Univers". Blue Pencil. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[4] Martin Lambie-Nairn, Brand Identity for Television: With Knobs On, Phaidon Press, 1997, p. 201

[5] Lambie-Nairn + Company reveal their role in helping the Swiss take on a new character, in Creative Review, vol. 14, n. 1, January 1994, p. 45

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