Bloomberg Businessweek
I experienced a range of emotions when I came across the first issues of Bloomberg Businessweek's redesign in early 2010: admiration, envy, and even a little anger. How dare creative director Richard Turley reinvent the venerable publication in such a Euro-perfect way, usingHelveticano less? And how gloriously Swiss (by way of London) it is: tight-but-not touching heads, buttery-smooth sidebar text, with the entire design informed (but not bound) by grids and rules.
Except that it turns out that the type I was admiring wasn't really Helvetica, but a new digital version of its original incarnation,Neue Haas Grotesk. Type designer Christian Schwartz describes the project as a restoration, "bringing [Helvetica designer Max] Miedinger's original Neue Haas Grotesk back to life with as much fidelity to his original shapes and spacing as possible." The redrawn shapes, impeccable spacing, and revival of an alternate straight-legged 'R' position Neue Haas Grotesk as a contemporary sans serif, without a whiff of the nostalgia and irony that can saddle Helvetica.
Oh, and did I mention that the magazine's covers are consistently inventive and smart? It looks like the arrival of the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek will continue to be an emotional event.
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ShanhaiFonts
Brand:山海字库
Area:China
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Cangji Fonts
Brand: 仓迹字库
Area: China
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JT Foundry
Brand: 翰字铸造
Area: Taiwan, China
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Handmadefont
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Area: Estonia
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HyFont Studio
Brand: 新美字库
Area: China
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