Typophile - Helvetica Neue == Neue Helvetica? - Comments

>Is Helvetica Neue, as sold

dan_reynolds — Thu, 9 Aug 2007 02:47:17 -0700

>Is Helvetica Neue, as sold by Adobe, the same thing as Neue Helvetica, as sold by Linotype?

As far as I know, the answer here would be yes.

The best place to ask this

Stephen Coles — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:21:30 -0700

The best place to ask this is Linotype, as their internal documentation might be more complete than what’s on their website.

Neue Helvetica is the

Robert Trogman — Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:04:05 -0700

Neue Helvetica is the correct name for the remake of the hodge podge version of Helvetica. Use the Linotype version for all reference material.

Helvetica Neue == Neue Helvetica?

designbot — Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:59:03 -0700

Is Helvetica Neue, as sold by Adobe, the same thing as Neue Helvetica, as sold by Linotype?

Adobe lists the designer of Helvetica Neue as “Linotype Staff,” while Linotype appears to sell some Adobe fonts. The PostScript versions of both fonts appear to use the same “easy-to-use numbering system” in the font names.

Curiously, the Adobe OpenType version of Helvetica Neue doesn’t seem to have numbers in the font names, while the Linotype OpenType version does.

I’m writing a style guide, and I’m trying to figure out which of these fonts (if any) are interchangeable. Thanks for your help.

If you have any additional insights into differences between the two, or why this confusing situation exists, I’d love to know.

P.S. I originally posted this question on Ask Metafilter, and was advised to ask again here.