Aktiv grotesk

Out of context: Reply #12

  • Started
  • Last post
  • 13 Responses
  • identity0

    Looking at those spreads, you'd think 8vo designed this...
    What is the big hub-bub? is it the line he's marketing it with (helvetica killer) or is it just too similar to Helvetica to be considered its own autonomous typeface?

    I remember the New Rail Alphabet - I used it in some ID/brand projects as a nice alternative to Helvetica - and although letter-for-letter the two faces were hard to distinguish, the gestalt of the type laid-out made a HUGE difference for me, at least...

View thread