Coolvetica Helvetica



top: coolvetica, freely licensed font based on helvetica , helvetica flair (note curved designs of t , y narrow letter spacing commonly seen in pre-digital helvetica samples). bottom: conventional, digital helvetica.


in digital period, canadian type designer ray larabie has released several digital fonts based upon helvetica. known , distributed of these coolvetica, larabie introduced in 1999; larabie has stated inspired helvetica flair , similar variants in creating of coolvetica s distinguishing glyphs (most strikingly swash on capital g, lowercase y based on letterforms of g , u, , curled lowercase t), , chose use narrower letter spacing, more commonly seen in helvetica samples before digital type era, use in display type @ expense of decreased body text legibility. of 2017, single semi-bold freeware version remains larabie s popular font, more twice downloaded other font offers; larabie offers font in wide variety of weights commercial product.


larabie has borrowed heavily helvetica , other swiss typefaces in of other fonts, including movatif , ggx88.








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