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Neo Sans and Neo Tech are the typefaces designed by the British type designer Sebastian "Seb" Lester. The typefaces were released by Monotype Corporation on April 19, 2004. The design concept called for a versatile, futuristic typeface that didn't look "crude, gimmicky or ephemeral".^[1]

Users

A customized version of Neo Sans, called Neo Sans Intel, was created for use in the 2005 redesigned logo and identity for the Intel Corporation.^[2]
The Labour Party UK uses the typeface in its branding.
Virgin Trains uses Neo Sans in its branding.
Kia Motors used Neo Sans for its branding until it adopted another typerface.
Valve Corporation used Neo Sans for the 2010 freeware game Alien Swarm.
The ITV network (including ITV1 in England and Wales) breakfast show Daybreak and Lorraine used this font in its onscreen graphics before the 2012 rebrand.
Go North East and Go South Coast (British public transport companies) use the font in their promotional leaflets and informative posters.
Neo Sans itself, as well as its unicase and rounded variant, were used as the official typeface by Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
The popular British teen drama Skins, uses this font as its logo.
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, uses Neo Sans Pro as its main font on television.^[3]
The Technical University of Denmark use Neo Sans as its main sans serif font, for logotypes, headers and shorter texts.
UK student radio station Pure FM uses Neo Sans in its logo.
The Melbourne train operator Metro Trains Melbourne, uses the font in their branding and advertising.

References

^ http://www.monotype.co.uk/neosans/Neo_PressRelease.pdf
^ http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/new-without-intel
^ "2.11.3 Hovedskrift for fjernsyn: Neo Sans Pro". NRK. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

External links

Official webpage

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[1] ttp://www.monotype.co.uk/neosans/Neo_PressRelease.pdf

[2] ttp://theclosetentrepreneur.com/new-without-intel

[3] "2.11.3 Hovedskrift for fjernsyn: Neo Sans Pro". NRK. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

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 * The [[Labour Party UK]] uses the typeface in its branding.
 * [[Virgin Trains]] uses Neo Sans in its branding.
-* [[Kia Motors]] uses Neo Sans for Latin and Cyrillic letters in its branding.
+* [[Kia Motors]] used Neo Sans for  its branding until it adopted another typerface.
 * [[Valve Corporation]] used Neo Sans for the 2010 freeware game [[Alien Swarm]].
-* The [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network (including [[ITV1]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]]) [[breakfast show]] [[Daybreak (ITV)|Daybreak]] used this font in its onscreen graphics before the 2012 rebrand.
+* The [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network (including [[ITV1]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]]) [[breakfast show]] ''[[Daybreak (TV programme)|Daybreak]]'' and ''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]'' used this font in its onscreen graphics before the 2012 rebrand.
 * [[Go North East]] and [[Go South Coast]] (British public transport companies) use the font in their promotional leaflets and informative posters.
-* Neo Sans itself, as well as its [[unicase]] and rounded variant, were used as the official typeface of the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] held in [[Vancouver]], Canada.
+* Neo Sans itself, as well as its [[unicase]] and rounded variant, were used as the official typeface by [[VANOC|Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]].
 * The popular British teen drama [[skins (2007 TV Series)|Skins]], uses this font as its logo.
 * [[NRK]], the Norwegian national broadcaster, uses Neo Sans Pro as its main font on television.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/design/1.6615105 |title=2.11.3 Hovedskrift for fjernsyn: Neo Sans Pro |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NRK |accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref>