Helvetica ( Latin: Helvetica ) is a neo- grotesque font family that belongs to the sans-serif font style.
| Helvetica | |
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| Style | sans serif fonts |
| Classification | neo-grotesque |
| date of creation | 1957 |
| Designer | Max Midinger Edward Hoffman |
| Using | Mergenthaler linotype company |
The font was created based on Akzidenz-Grotesk (1896) and Schelter-Grotesk (1880) at the Swiss company Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei in 1957 and was originally called Neue Haas Grotesk. In 1960, the font name had to be changed as directed by the parent company Stempel AG. The original proposed name was Helvetia - Helvetia, the outdated Latin name for Switzerland , but in the end Helvetica was adopted, which means “Swiss” in Latin. The font is now owned by Linotype .
1983 - Linotype launched the Neue Helvetica font based on the early Helvetica.
2001 - Linotype launches Helvetica World - Helvetica with an increased number of characters: the font includes characters from various non-Latin alphabets, as well as pseudographic and mathematical symbols. In total, each facet of Helvetica World contains 1866 different glyphs (characters) [1] .
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Usage
Helvetica is one of the most widely used sans-serif fonts. There are versions for the following alphabets: Latin , Cyrillic , Jewish , Greek , Japanese , Korean , Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese and Khmer.
In Logos
Helvetica is widely used in logos of various companies. In particular, helvetics typed logos and brands: 3M , AGFA , AT&T , BASF , Bayer , Blaupunkt , BMW , Energizer , GM , Google , Husqvarna , Intel , Jeep , Lufthansa , Motorola , Nestle , Nutella, Olympus , Panasonic , Placebo , Stimorol , Samsung , Sanyo , Texaco , Toyota , Zanussi [2] .
Movie
In 2007, a self - titled full-length documentary was released in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the headset.
Notes
- ↑ Max Miedinger, Font Designer of Helvetica . Date of treatment April 17, 2009. Archived March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Ilya Ruderman. Perfect fonts . Date of treatment April 19, 2009. Archived March 25, 2012.
Links
- Chapman, Cameron The Simplicity of Helvetica . webdesignerdepot.com (January 20, 2011). Date of treatment May 21, 2011. Archived March 25, 2012.