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 ...

In the world of typography, Helvetica is as common as vanilla ice cream. The 62-year-old font is celebrated and loathed for its ubiquity. Now, it’s getting a face lift for the digital age.

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.

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 ...

This type of sentence – known as a panagram – has a new spin on one of the most recognizable fonts: Helvetica. Monotype, one of the largest font companies in the world, owns Helvetica ...

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 ...

In which camp are you? Those who cannot get enough Helvetica, the world's most famous sans serif font, or those who have had more than enough. One cannot be neutral about this neutral typeface.

The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthday. You've probably seen it a thousand times today. Why? At this moment in boardrooms across the globe, captains of industry are leafing through sheet ...

and Helvetica Rounded, to name several. The font would become a staple of government documents, company logos, and iPod screens. But its corporate use hardly matched its favor among design geeks ...