Center of the Univers

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Univers is a realist/neo-grotesque sans-serif face designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1956. It features even stroke weights and a large x-height for easy readability. It’s similar to Helvetica, both primarily inspired by Akzidenz Grotesk, and hallmarks of the International Typographic Style. Wikipedia offers an excellent comparison chart of the differences between Univers, Akzidenz Grotesk and […]