Date released 1960s | Foundry PhotoStar | |
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Link linotype.com/89198/handel-gothic-family.html Designer Robert Trogman, Donald J. Handel Re-issuing foundries Bitstream Inc., URW++ | ||
Itc handel gothic by linotype
Handel Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface.
Contents
- Itc handel gothic by linotype
- Handel Gothic Cyrillic
- ITC Handel Gothic 2008
- ITC Handel Gothic Pro 2010
- Corporate identity uses
- References
The typeface was designed in the mid-1960s by Donald J. Handel (1936–2002), who worked for the graphic designer Saul Bass. It was used in the 1973 United Airlines logo developed by Bass.
When first released, Handel Gothic was an instant success. The typeface was originally distributed in film format by FotoStar and was reissued in the 1980s by Robert Trogman.
It was a popular font in the 1980s due to its futuristic design, and even today is used to signify the future; it has been used in the credits of both Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
The Linotype and Elsner+Flake versions use a curved leg on uppercase R (like that of Helvetica), a horizontal tail on the uppercase Q, a curved lower leg on the lowercase k, and a trident-like lowercase w.
Handel Gothic Cyrillic
It is a version by Tilde SIA with Cyrillic support. The family includes 1 font.
ITC Handel Gothic (2008)
It is a re-proportioned version designed by Rod McDonald, released in March 2008 by International Typeface Corporation.
The original release includes 5 fonts in 5 weights. OpenType features include fractions, ligatures, ordinals, stylistic alternates and subscript/superscript. Italic versions of the fonts were introduced with release of ITC Handel Gothic Pro.
ITC Handel Gothic Pro (2010)
It is a version of ITC Handel Gothic with complementary italic designs, support of Adobe Central Europe character set, addition of ligatures and alternate characters.
Additional OpenType features include localized forms, stylistic set 1.