Neue Haas Unica

Posted on April 8, 2015 Posted in TypographyTagged Akzidenz Grotesk, font, helvetica, sans-serif, type, typeface, univers

Neue Haas Unica

In the late 70s, Haas Type Foundry commissioned Team?’77 to create a new sans-serif that combined the great qualities of Helvetica, Univers and Akzidenz Grotesk. They came up with Unica, which was released in 1980.

Working from prints of Helvetica, Univers and Akzidenz Grotesk, the trio identified, compared and evaluated the finest of details, creating a new-generation sans-serif that eliminated the imperfections of its predecessors. “Unica was designed to be different,” said André Gürtler; “sharper than Helvetica, warmer than Univers, cleaner than Akzidenz.”

Because of legal disputes, Unica has never been available as a digital typeface. Now it is.

Monotype has just released Neue Haas Unica, a full digital set designed by Toshi Omagari. It is also available as a webfont.

Great to see classic typefaces getting a fresh new life in the digital age.

Across the Univers T-Shirt

Posted on August 19, 2008August 19, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged graphic design, helvetica, merchandise, T-shirts, typeface, Typography, univers31 Comments

From the makers of the insanely popular Helvetica Neue Descending t-shirt, comes a fun new shirt, Across the Univers.

Happy Birthday Adrian Frutiger

Posted on May 23, 2008May 23, 2008 Posted in TypographyTagged frutiger, typeface, Typography, univers

The legend who has created innovative typefaces such as Frutiger and Univers is 80 years old today. Send Mr. Frutiger a personalized birthday message.

The Sans-Serif Shirt

Posted on May 19, 2008May 19, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged Akzidenz Grotesk, futura, graphic design, helvetica, merchandise, sans-serif, T-shirts, trade gothic, typeface, Typography, univers4 Comments

From the minds that brought us the Huge Type Looks Sweet shirt, Sans-Serif is a new t-shirt featuring all of our favorite sans typefaces. Me wants!

Social Gothic

Posted on March 4, 2008March 4, 2008 Posted in TypographyTagged canada type, fonts, futura, helvetica, type, typeface, Typography, univers2 Comments

I only use handful of typefaces, mainly classics like Helvetica, Univers, Akzidenz Grotesk, Avant Garde and Futura, and I’m not a firm believer of using multiple typefaces in a design. So it’s rare when I find a modern typeface that gets my design juices flowing, and today I’ve found two.

Social Gothic is a new typeface by Canada Type that has the characteristics of some of these classic typefaces but with a more modern feel to it. I like it. Social Gothic is a unicase font that contains an expanded character set as well as a few alternates. You can purchase a copy at You Work For Them.