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and - There are about 5 billion versions of every font made by random people available for free and then there are the originals, crafted by the foundry. If you want the real Helvetica Neue you can get directly from the foundry that created it. They probably just forgot to package the project with the fonts.įonts are not public property, there are bought, sold and controlled like any other art or tool. It's really common and no one will think twice about sending them to you. In all honesty, just ask the designer for the fonts. On the other hand, if your the designer then it matters more and OpenType tends to be more flexible, allowing more typesetting and finessing, alternates, ligatures, etc.

If your just needing to print something submitted to you then all you need is the font the designer used. Is there some big difference between otf and ttf formats? Does the MacOS Helvetica Neue version come as otf or ttf? Which one is the most used? There are about 5 billion versions of every font made by random people available for free and then there are the originals, crafted by the foundry. You can turn on 'font substitution' but that lends itself to an entirely new set of problems, a major one being having to do typesetting everything from scratch again. For the long term problem, there's no solution really. Any artwork you receive from a designer should be packaged with the fonts they used so for your immediate problem it may be best to let the designer know you need the fonts. I understand completely, it's a constant problem. However, if you're looking for something that's more of a cousin than a brother or son, they might fit the bill.It's not about being an 'authentic' file or having the original font bought from its founder, it's about avoiding a 'missing fonts' notice. News/Trade Gothic are grotesques as well, but they're not Swiss in nature, so I don't think they're true alternatives. I've not ever used this one personally but it looks great and is a robust font set.ĭalton Maag made their own version (apparently out of a love for Univers and a hatred for Helvetica, as this Creative Review article details) called Aktiv Grotesk:įinally, one more I wanted to add in is Akzidenz Grotesk - it's sort of the father of Helvetica so it's worthy of inclusion (BQ version shown below, available here): If you would like a paid alternative, try Neue Haas Grotesk: It also comes with a Condensed and Slab variant as well. And, it looks great on a screen, which isn't always the case with OSX's Helveticas. Here's a comparison between the two - to be clear, this is Google's Helvetica, and while I still prefer the original, this is a nice alternative.

If you want a free alternative that's pretty robust, try Roboto: Also, it is best to get a visual comparison between fonts if possible (e.g. There have been questions about free alternatives to Helvetica and also similar fonts to Helvetica Neue, but the answers were based on available fonts from at least a couple years ago and I would like to know if there have been changes or new fonts since. This was the response, Michael Lai gave me: I (Ryan, whom is editing this) asked what is meant by dated. Please include a visual example if possible, and include some reasons why each font would be a good choice I'm after a smallish number of well-thought-out suggestions, and definitely not a bare list. a single story 'a' or distinctly different 'g'. I guess I'm looking for something that will be a close match in most of its shapes but will have enough points of difference to make people (OK, other designers) wonder what I've used.

I'd like to use something similar-but-different for my poster project.

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