Handel Gothic
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Geometric sans-serif |
| Designer(s) | Don Handel, Ronald Trogram |
| Foundry | PhotoStar |
| Date released | 1960s |
| Re-issuing foundries | Bitstream, Elsner+Flake, Linotype, Tilde SIA, URW, ITC |
Handel Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface.
Designed by Don Handel in the mid-1960s[1], 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.
However, according to Linotype, it was designed in the 1980s by Ronald Trogram. The fonts were originally distributed in film format by PhotoStar.
It was a prominent font in the 1980s due to its futuristic design and even today is used to signify the future.
Bitstream version uses a rounded downward leg on R instead of the diagonal legged R.
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[edit] Handel Gothic Cyrillic
It is a version by Tilde SIA with Cyrillic support. The family includes 1 font.
[edit] ITC Handel Gothic (2008)
It is a re-proportioned version designed by Rod McDonald, released in March 2008 by International Typeface Corporation. This OpenType family includes 5 fonts in 5 weights and includes fractions, ligatures, ordinals, stylistic alternates and subscript/superscript.
[edit] Popular uses
- Halo 3
- Disney/Pixar's film Wall-E
- Megaman X: Command Mission
- Mass Effect logo
- Quake Live
- Perfect Dark
- Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters logo
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine titles
- Star Trek: Voyager titles
- Deus Ex
- Knight Rider (1982 TV series) beginning titles
- Sesame Street Friday credits (1985–1992)
- FOX Sports graphics between 1998 and 2002
- PHP logo [2]
- Volvo 740 (84-91) Cluster Font
- TV Patrol logo from 2001-present
- bpmtv
- National CineMedia "FirstLook" movie preshow
[edit] Corporate identity uses
- United Airlines - In 1973 Saul Bass developed the United logo that featured a customized red and blue "Double U" logo and underneath Handel Gothic logotype.[3]
- Pepsi - Used from 1987-2003.
- Arkon Technologies - Handel Gothic Light [4]
- Squalius: Belgian Software Company
- Enprecis: Automotive intelligence company
- Viacom - Used from 2006-present.
[edit] References
- ^ Doyald Young. Fonts & Logos, DelphiPress. ISBN 978-0-9673316-0-7/ ISBN 978-0-9673316-0-7
- ^ PHP: Download Logos http://www.php.net/download-logos.php
- ^ http://www.aerosite.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1793&Itemid=52
- ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/214260/Brand-Identity-Arkon
