> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:57 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; Guy K. Haas; Rene Stephenson > Cc: framers@frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Fonts they are a-changing > > .... > > . 'Is Helvetica different from Helvetica Neue and Neue > Helvetica?' Yes. > > The Neue variants are a different font to the Helveticas. I > believe that Neue Helvetica is the Linotype variant, while > Helvetica Neue is the Adobe variant. I don't know how > different they are. I *do* know that recently acquiring a > Linotype Frutiger rather than a Monotype Frutiger involved me > in about an extra 100 hours' work. > ....
All the fonts with the name Helvetica or Helvetica Neue or any combination of those words has its origin in the Linotype type library. But despite the common heritage, there are tremendous differences in character sets, metrics, etc. from one to another. - Dov _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.