22 May 2009

Comparing Helvetica Neue to Helvetica




I've wondered what the difference is between Helvetica and Helvetica Neue. (or, more correctly, what the differences are).

According to Wikipedia, Helvetica Neue (or more correctly, Neue Helvetica) is "a reworking of the typeface with a more structurally unified set of heights and widths…. Other changes include improved legibility, heavier punctuation marks, and increased spacing in the numbers."

As you can see from the example at the top, the letter shapes are visually very similar.

Below is a comparison of the full alphabets.



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