As a result, older versions of the font were lacking in some important areas," said Charles Nix, type director at Monotype. Previous versions of the typeface weren’t designed to be used in graphic applications that have developed over the last 30 years. "Today, we’re asking Helvetica to do more than it ever has before. The result is a better reading experience, as the design’s improved forms and more even spacing mean clearer communication. Every weight and optical size offers a host of new and useful glyphs, including a suite of Helvetica arrows.Įvery letter, number, punctuation mark and symbol in the family – nearly 40,000 in all – have been redrawn, analysed and tested for improved legibility and performance. Helvetica Now Text is easy and pleasing to read, and an ample palette for demanding information-rich design environments.Įlsewhere, newly designed alternate glyphs have been added across the entire range of the family, including a single-story ‘a’ and a straight-legged capital ‘R’. Helvetica Now Text is a true workhorse, and comes in a range of weights from Thin to Black with carefully combed spacing and kerning. Big, bold, attention-grabbing Helvetica no longer requires the trimming of characters, manual adjustment of spacing and kerning, or the resizing and repositioning of punctuation necessary with the legacy versions. Helvetica Now Display, meanwhile, provides a range of weights from Hairline to Extra Black, with appropriate spacing, for 14-point settings and up. It also offers more open apertures, wider forms, a larger x-height, open spacing, larger accents, optical adjustments to the shapes of complex forms, and a number of other changes to produce a highly-legible font at very small sizes. Helvetica Now Micro solves the decades-old spacing and legibility shortcomings of single-master versions of the family at the smallest sizes (4- to 7-points). The Helvetica Now typeface is available in three optical sizes – Micro, Text and Display. “It offers beautifully drawn alternates to some of Helvetica’s most awkward moments, giving it a surprisingly thrillingly contemporary character." "Helvetica Now is the tummy-tuck, facelift and lip filler we’ve been wanting, but were too afraid to ask for,” said Abbott Miller, Partner at Pentagram.
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