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Helvetica Now

Released by Monotype in 2019, Helvetica Now revisits Helvetica's familiar neo-grotesque forms for contemporary typograph...

Branding Sans Serif Neo Grotesque Linotype

8.79 Great

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Neue Haas Grotesk

Neue Haas Grotesk was the original name of the Swiss sans-serif developed by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann in 1957,...

Branding Sans Serif Neo Grotesque Linotype

8.69 Great

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Frutiger

Frutiger is a humanist sans-serif typeface developed by Adrian Frutiger in 1977. Its notable design features excellent l...

Humanist Sans Serif Linotype Era 1977

8.65 Great

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Futura

With circular forms and deliberately simple construction, Futura expresses a geometric approach to sans-serif lettering....

Branding Geometric Sans Serif Linotype

8.51 Great

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Univers

Designed by Adrian Frutiger and released in 1957, Univers belongs to the neo-grotesque family of sans-serif typefaces. I...

Branding Sans Serif Neo Grotesque Linotype

8.46 Great

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Akzidenz-Grotesk

Released by the Berthold Type Foundry in Berlin in 1898, Akzidenz-Grotesk belongs to the early grotesque tradition of sa...

Branding Grotesque Sans Serif Era 1896

8.42 Great

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Gill Sans

Gill Sans is a monotype typeface created by Eric Gill in 1928. Its notable design reflects humanist principles, offering...

Branding Humanist Monotype Original Sans Serif

8.28 Great

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Neue Frutiger

Neue Frutiger is a monotype typeface developed from Adrian Frutiger’s original 1968 design. It represents a contemporary...

Branding Humanist Sans Serif Linotype

8.28 Great

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Frutiger Next

Frutiger Next is a humanist monotype typeface developed by Adrian Frutiger. Initially created for signage in 1968, this...

Humanist Sans Serif Linotype Wayfinding

8.19 Great

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Sabon Next

Sabon Next is a digital typeface based on Jan Tschichold’s original Sabon design from 2002. It offers a robust serif opt...

Serif Body Text Old Style Linotype

8.14 Great

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Optima

Optima is a monotype typeface created by Hermann Zapf in 1958. It’s recognized for its distinctive design which blends h...

Branding Sans Serif Linotype Humanist Glyphic

8.10 Great

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Neue Helvetica

Neue Helvetica is a revised and expanded version of Helvetica released by Linotype in 1983. It regularized character pro...

Branding Sans Serif Neo Grotesque Linotype

7.91 Good

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Linotype Univers

Linotype Univers is a digital implementation and expansion of Univers, the systematic sans-serif family designed by Adri...

Branding Sans Serif Neo Grotesque Linotype

7.91 Good

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Trade Gothic

Trade Gothic is a grotesque sans-serif typeface designed by Jackson Burke and originally released by Linotype in 1948. I...

Branding Grotesque Sans Serif Era 1948

7.73 Good

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Trade Gothic Next

Trade Gothic Next is a sans-serif typeface family released by Linotype in 2008, serving as a modernization of Jackson Bu...

Branding Grotesque Sans Serif Linotype

7.64 Good

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Palatino Sans

Palatino Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf and released by Linotype in 2006. It extends th...

Humanist Body Text Sans Serif Linotype

7.54 Good

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Linotype Syntax

Linotype Syntax is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Swiss type designer Hans Eduard Meier. Its letterforms dra...

Humanist Body Text Sans Serif Linotype

7.54 Good

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FS Albert

FS Albert is a sans-serif typeface designed by Dutch type designer Albert-Jan Pool for Fontsmith. Its letterforms combin...

Branding Humanist Sans Serif Era 2004

7.54 Good

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FF Bau

FF Bau is a sans-serif typeface designed by Christian Schwartz and released in 2002 by FontFont. The design is a faithfu...

Grotesque Body Text Sans Serif Era 2002

7.36 Good

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FS Me

FS Me is a humanist sans-serif typeface developed by the Fontsmith foundry in collaboration with Mencap, a UK charity su...

Branding Humanist Sans Serif Fontsmith

7.36 Good