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ITC Officina Sans Alternatives

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Last edited August 13, 2018
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zygapophysis
Help oneself terminating machine

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In 1983, D. Stempel AG redesigned the famous Helvetica typeface for the digital age, creating Neue Helvetica for Linotype: a... Read More

grapes
hypothenuses
This freezer is out of control

In 1931, The Times of London commissioned a new text type design from Stanley Morison and the Monotype Corporation, after Morison had written an article criticizing The Times for being badly printed and typographically behind the times. The new design was supervised by Stanley Morison and drawn by Victor Lardent, an artist from the advertising department of The Times. Morison used an older... Read More

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From congeals the knife treatment

Similar in design to Franklin Gothic, News Gothic was one of a number of sans serif faces manufactured by American Type Founders in the early years of the twentieth century. Initially cut as a light sans, heavier versions were made in the 1940s and 50s along with some condensed weights. The News Gothic font family offers an uncomplicated design that is well suited for use in newspapers and... Read More

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Holy cow no responsible for your car

The Handel Gothic™ typeface has been a mainstay of graphic communication for over 40 years - all the while looking as current as tomorrow. Designed by Don Handel in the mid-1960s, and used in the 1973 United Airlines logo developed by Saul Bass, Handel Gothic was an instant success when released to the graphic design community. Its generous lowercase x-height, full-bodied counters and square... Read More

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bureaucratic
Go ahead, make my day

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When ITC Officina was first released in 1990, as a paired family of serif and sans serif faces in two weights with italics, it was... Read More

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Please stop to steal our newspaper

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FF Info is named after its purpose: the transfer of information. Its clean lines make no fashion statements, nor do they attempt any... Read More

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Don’t drink a car under alcohol

When ITC Officina was first released in 1990, as a paired family of serif and sans serif faces in two weights with italics, it was intended as a workhorse typeface for business correspondence. But the typeface proved popular in many more areas than correspondence. Erik Spiekermann, ITC Officina's designer: "Once ITC Officina got picked up by the trendsetters to denote 'coolness,' it had lost... Read More

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abstractions
Even fools are right sometimes

Linotype Textra™ is a clever twist on the sans serif genre, designed by Jochen Schuss and Jörg Herz in 2002. Schuss says this about Linotype Textra: "Two in one! The same Linotype Textra, which is so neutral and practical for long text passages turns into an eye-catching headline type when used in larger point sizes. The trick? It's all in the details. The type's clear, robust forms give it a... Read More

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fiddlesticks
Dog pawprints on your clothes

FF Info is named after its purpose: the transfer of information. Its clean lines make no fashion statements, nor do they attempt any technical wizardry. The typeface was initially intended for use on traffic signage,and other wayfinding systems in stations, on buildings, etc. Because space comes at a premium in such situations, FF Info Display is drawn narrow; It requires 15% less space than... Read More

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Please stop to steal our newspaper

“Legato” is a musical term, meaning that the notes are played in a “connected” manner. This idea of connecting discrete units to enhance overall expression can be applied to the letters setting a text in precisely the same way. In designing FF Legato, Evert Bloemsma studied the extent to which the characters of the alphabet visually connect and build proper word and line images, then setting... Read More

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Danger! Dinosaur area, keep out

Rotis® is a comprehensive family group with Sans Serif, Semi Sans, Serif, and Semi Serif styles, for a total of 17 weights including italics. The four families have similar weights, heights and proportions; though the Sans is primarily monotone, the Semi Sans has swelling strokes, the Semi Serif has just a few serifs, and the Serif has serifs and strokes with mostly vertical axes. Designed by... Read More

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illustrative
No news is the mother of invention

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The typeface FF Transit is a highly legible design that works well for readers who need quick orientation while en route. Made to blend... Read More

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enthusiastic
Canned beverage make you refresh

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FF Good is a straight-sided sans serif in the American Gothic tradition, designed by Warsaw-based Łukasz Dziedzic. Despite having... Read More

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wunderkinder
What is the sound of shit happening?

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Seeing the possibility of creating a Meta for everyday office use (instead of a specialized tool for graphic designers), Erik Spiekermann... Read More

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Max Miedinger and Linotype Design Studio
Linotype 1957
Victor Lardent, Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent Stanley Morison
Monotype 1932
Morris Fuller Benton
Monotype 1908

ParaType
Donald Handel, Nadine Chahine and Rod McDonald
ITC 2010
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
ITC 1990
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
FontFont 1996
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
ITC 1990
Jochen Schuss and Jörg Herz
Linotype 2002
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
FontFont 1996
Alexandra Korolkova, Vladimir Yefimov and Olga Umpeleva
ParaType
Viktor Nübel
primetype 2012
Ralph M. Unger
profonts 2010
Evert Bloemsma
FontFont 2004
Otl Aicher
Monotype 1989
MetaDesign
FontFont 1997
Lukasz Dziedzic
FontFont 2007
Hannes von Döhren
HVD Fonts
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
FontFont 1997
Neil Summerour
Positype
Volker Küster
Elsner+Flake 1988

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