The updated font even has a new name: "Helvetica Now." Sponsor Message Like many changes, though, some people are skeptical. "If I'm perfectly honest, my first reaction was, do we need another ...

Major companies, which had used Helvetica for years in branding and other materials, had begun to eschew the typeface. Google stopped using it in 2011, in lieu of a custom font that looks a lot ...

The Helvetica font family is everywhere. It’s used on everything from subway signage to federal tax forms to advertisements for a diverse group of companies, including Harley-Davidson ...

offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file. Helvetica Now Variable builds on the 2019 release of Helvetica Now, which reimagined the clarity, simplicity and ...

SIMON: Sarah Hyndman says even if people don't like the new look of the font, many agree Helvetica needed change. HYNDMAN: There are lots of foibles in Helvetica, like the way the letters space.

A sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet is known as a panagram. The end result is often jabberwocky. Here are a few: Two driven jocks help fax my big quiz. Pack my box with five dozen ...

Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica font over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. Spearheaded by the company's type director ...

Apple is known for sleek, minimalist design, from its products to its branding. We've already recapped the Apple logo history, but what about Apple typography? What font does Apple use to back up its ...

Like me, America has developed a geeky obsession with fonts, the latest instance of our sophistication about design. "Helvetica," a documentary about one font's history, played to sold-out ...

Ted Gordon writes: "Adding PostScript fonts to OS X can cause problems, especially with the Helvetica font as well as other fonts that also have a TrueType version already installed. Adobe is ...

The distinctive, clean black font used to be known as BMW Helvetica, but was changed about three years ago to BMW Type Light, in a refinement barely noticeable to the naked eye. "Yes, it is BMW ...