Then, in the 1980s, the Linotype Design Studio redrew the family, which had grown into a huge set of disparate weights and widths, as Neue Helvetica. "The Condensed and Extended demanded squarer ...

Helvetica is one of the most well-known and often-used typefaces, and it just got a big refresh. The new version is called Helvetica Now. To learn more about what’s different and new in ...

Helvetica is celebrated and loathed for its ubiquity. Now, the 62-year-old font is getting a face lift for the digital age. Jim Davis/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file. Helvetica Now Variable builds ...

Gary Hustwit’s Helvetica movie would suggest you do. His film examines how the font took over the world, opening with shots of the font in Manhattan–on the Times Square tkts booth ...

“Helvetica is like water,” says a recent video about the most popular typeface in the world. The 62-year-old font family, with its sans-serif shapes and clean corners, is ubiquitous.

Because without a signature font, you'll never be letter-perfect. ... "Helvetica," a documentary about one font's history, played to sold-out audiences when it came out last year.

Brittle, anemic Helvetica is simplynot a good choice as a default display font for Apple's operating system. That's why I'm pretty excited about this ...