Handel Gothic
{{short description|Geometric sans-serif typeface}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox font
| name = Handel Gothic
| image = Handel Gothic Type Specimen.svg|
| style = Sans-serif
| classifications = Geometric
| releasedate = 1965
| creator = {{hlist|Donald J. Handel|Robert Trogman}}
| foundry = FotoStar
| foundries = {{hlist|Bitstream|Elsner+Flake|Linotype|Tilde SIA|URW++|ITC}}
| variations =
| latin = yes
| greek =
| cyrillic = yes
| arabic = yes
| hebrew =
| davanagari =
}}
Handel Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1965 by Donald J. Handel (1936–2002), who worked for the graphic designer Saul Bass.Donald Young. Fonts & Logos, DelphiPress. {{ISBN|978-0-9673316-0-7}}/ {{ISBN|978-0-9673316-0-7}}
Handel Gothic was an instant success when first released. The typeface was originally distributed in film format by FotoStar and was reissued in the 1980s by Robert Trogman.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}
The typeface was popular 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 as well as the logo for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the menu text for the 2000 Nintendo 64 game Perfect Dark. Handel Gothic was widely used in the 2001 video game Halo: Combat Evolved, especially in its title screen and UI.
Handel Gothic was also used for the end credits on CBS' The Price Is Right from 1972–1981.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} Handel Gothic was also used for the end credits of Sesame Street (from 1983–1992).{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}
The Elsner+Flake, Linotype and URW++ versions use a curved leg on uppercase R (like that of Helvetica), a horizontal tail on the uppercase Q (like that of Univers), a curved lower leg on the lowercase k, and a trident-like lowercase w.{{cite web|title=Handel Gothic EF™ – Webfont & Desktop font|url=https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/handel-gothic/|website=MyFonts|access-date=25 February 2016}}
The Bitstream and Tilde SIA versions, however, use a thicker 1, a straight leg on the uppercase R (like that of Akzidenz-Grotesk), a straight lower leg on the lowercase k, and a double-v w.
Christian Schwartz designed the Simian Display typeface, inspired from the Handel Gothic typeface, used by American science fiction media franchise Planet of the Apes and available in 3 weights named after primates ("Orangutan" for Regular, "Chimpanzee" for Bold, "Gorilla" for Black).{{cite web|title=Simian - House Industries|url=https://houseind.com/hi/simian-a5c6ef15-7acc-41e0-aefe-dbba36f02f1d|work=House Industries|access-date=21 December 2020}}
Thai type designer Anupap Jaichumnan designed the Flatory typeface, which also was inspired from the Handel Gothic typeface; it is available in four versions (sans-serif, serif, slab serif, high-contrast sans-serif).{{cite web|title=Flatory typeface|url=https://www.jipatype.com/flatory|publisher=Jipatype|access-date=18 April 2023|language=th}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/NewFonts/2010/ITCHandelGothic.htm |title=ITC Handel Gothic Pro - ITCFonts.com |date=21 May 2012 |access-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521181054/http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/NewFonts/2010/ITCHandelGothic.htm |archive-date=21 May 2012 }}[https://www.linotype.com/6187/itc-handel-gothic.html ITC Handel Gothic – What's old is new again. Master type designer Rod McDonald revives, expands and enhances the Handel Gothic family]
Additional OpenType features include localized forms, stylistic set 1.
ITC Handel Gothic Arabic (2015)
It is a version of ITC Handel Gothic for Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages, designed by Nadine Chahine of Monotype Imaging, based on Kufic script.[http://blog.linotype.com/2015/10/the-popular-itc-handel-gothic-now-forarabic-persian-and-urdu/ The popular ITC Handel Gothic, now for Arabic, Persian, and Urdu]
The font family includes 5 fonts in 5 weights, without italics.
URW++ Handel Slab (2009)
A slab-serif counterpart to URW++ Handel Gothic with three weights (Light, Medium, Bold) and obliques styles to complement them.[https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/urw/handel-slab/ Handel Slab]
Corporate identity uses
- 343 Industries, the current developer of the Halo video game franchise, have used Handel Gothic in their logo since their first game, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, released in 2011.{{cite web |title=343 Industries |url=https://www.343industries.com/ |website=343 Industries |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111114106/https://www.343industries.com/ |archive-date=11 January 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary {{!}} Games {{!}} Halo - Official Site |url=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-anniversary |website=www.halowaypoint.com |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200206175352/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-anniversary |archive-date=6 February 2020}} This follows the font being used in the first game in the Halo series, Halo: Combat Evolved (in menus in-game, and in the game's instruction manual),{{cite web |title=Halo: Combat Evolved manual |url=https://halo.bungie.net/images/games/halo/about/xbox_manual.pdf |website=Bungie |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200206173332/https://halo.bungie.net/images/games/halo/about/xbox_manual.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}} which was developed by Bungie and released in 2001.
- ADFC – Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club, the German NGO, supporting cycling, uses Handel Gothic as their corporate logo font.{{cite web |url=http://www.adfc.de/files/2/54/55/091216_handbuch-ADFC.pdf |title=Corporate Design Manual – ADFC |publisher=adfc.de |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=2015-06-24 |archive-date=24 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624163004/http://www.adfc.de/files/2/54/55/091216_handbuch-ADFC.pdf |url-status=dead }}
- American Motors / AMC Eagle car model emblem from 1980 until 1987, used for the name of the car model EAGLE.
- Arkon Technologies – Handel Gothic Light{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/214260/Brand-Identity-Arkon |title=Brand Identity – Arkon |publisher=Scribd.com |date=29 July 2007 |access-date=2013-08-15}}
- Basic/Four Corporation
- Canal 10 Nicaragua – uses the font for the "canal" portion of the logo.
- Canon EOS autofocus photographic cameras line emblem since 1987, used for the name of the camera line EOS.{{cite web | url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canon_EOS.svg | title=English: Canon EOS logo | date=7 September 2007 }}
- CentOS, a Linux distribution, uses Handel Gothic in its logo.
- Cinemax Studios (now GMA Pictures) Used the font in 1997 until June 24, 1998
- Nvidia, logo font Handel Gothic, logo since 2006.
- Disney – The Walt Disney Company used Handel Gothic in the logo of The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1986. The font was also used on the Walt Disney Home Video logo Neon Mickey from 1981 to 1986 and the clamshells from Walt Disney Home Video usually from 1980 to early 1984. Additionally, it was featured on the 1971 to 1996 Walt Disney World logo with a Mickey silhouette within an oversized "D", as well as on signage within EPCOT Center prior to refurbishments.
- The Hoover Company – Used on its vacuum cleaners in the 1990s
- id Software's 2010 video game Quake Live uses Handel Gothic in its user interface.
- Robotnik Automation – uses Handel Gothic in their logo.{{cite web|url=http://www.robotnik.es/ |title= Robotnik Automation}}
- Jaycar – Used in its logo since 2019 {{cite web|url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/jaycar-the-store-of-the-future-201907 |title= Inside Retail}}
- Korean Broadcasting System- Korean national public television broadcaster's logo.
- Mega (Chilean TV channel) – used Handel Gothic for its news division in the early 2000s. Additionally, his newscast program Meganoticias used Handel Gothic in their logo from 2000 until 2010.
- Metro TV (Indonesia) Used this font in logo since 2010.
- Pepsi logos from 1987 to 2003 featured this font.
- PHP, a general-purpose scripting language, uses Handel Gothic in its logo.{{cite web|url=https://www.php.net/download-logos.php |access-date=5 October 2022 |title=Download Logos and Icons |website=PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor }}
- San Miguel Corporation uses Handel Gothic as their corporate logo font since 1975.{{cite web | url=https://isamunangpatalastas.blogspot.com/2019/09/239-new-corporate-logo-for-san-miguel.html | title=Isa Munang Patalastas: 239. A New Corporate Logo for San Miguel Corporation, 1975 | date=7 September 2019 }}
- News Patrol, a newscast in the ABS-CBN News Philippines, used this logo font from 2008 to 2013.
- TV Patrol, a newscast in the Philippines, used this font from 2001 to 2022.
- Huawei, logo font Handel Gothic, logo 2006 to 2018.
- United Airlines – In 1973 Saul Bass developed the United logo that featured a customized red and blue "Double U" logo and underneath Handel Gothic logotype.{{cite web|url=http://www.aerosite.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1793&Itemid=52 |access-date=19 March 2009 |title=Aerosite – United Airlines- A Branding Evolution |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216051020/http://www.aerosite.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1793&Itemid=52 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}
- Univision – Has used the font for its graphics packages during the early 2000s.
- University of Oregon uses a modified form of Handel Gothic for its logo and branding.
- Volvo – has used the font since 1974. Initially, it was used for the model badges on its cars, but this application ceased in the early 1980s when it began to be used for the instrument panel and dashboard graphics, where it has been applied ever since.
- Viacom – The second incarnation of Viacom’s logo used this font, said incarnation lasted from 2005-2019.
- WWF SmackDown! used it for the first two years of the show, as the nameplate font for wrestlers, commentators and other various graphics from 1999 to 2001.
- ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) – German national public television broadcaster's logo.{{cite web|title=ZDF, Corporate Design Styleguide|url=http://www.designtagebuch.de/cd-manuals/ZDF_CD-Manual_ALT.pdf|website=Design Tagebuch|publisher=Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen|access-date=25 February 2016}}
- Sony Ericsson used this font in own logo in 2001–2011
- Kompas TV
- United States Department of Defense - Used on certain designs for the Meal, Ready-to-Eat packages.
References
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External links
- [http://www.linotype.com/en/89198/handelgothic-family.html Handel Gothic Font Family – by Ronald Trogram]
- [http://www.urwpp.de/cgi-bin1/dalcgi/source/printnews.htd?sprache=english&sqpb-id=wd12ef7283f3c4dbd89987dbeae12bccd5a861fbdec Handel Gothic by URW]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.myfonts.com/search?search%5Btext%5D=handel+gothic MyFonts: Handel Gothic]
- [http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/sat5/ec_MAIN.Entry10?xid=20508&SP=10023&PN=1&V1=183360&CUR=124&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0 Handel Gothic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710125814/http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/sat5/ec_MAIN.Entry10?xid=20508&SP=10023&PN=1&V1=183360&CUR=124&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0 |date=10 July 2011 }}, [http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/sat5/ec_MAIN.Entry10?xid=20508&SP=10023&PN=1&V1=306551&CUR=124&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0 Handel Gothic Cyrillic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710125830/http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/sat5/ec_MAIN.Entry10?xid=20508&SP=10023&PN=1&V1=306551&CUR=124&DSP=&PGRP=0&ABCODE=&CACHE_ID=0 |date=10 July 2011 }}
=ITC Handel Gothic=
- [http://www.linotype.com/672359/itc-handel-gothic-family.html ITC Handel Gothic font family]
- [http://www.linotype.com/1573314/itc-handel-gothic-arabic-family.html ITC Handel Gothic Arabic font family]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120518194801/http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/NewFonts/2008/0308_HandelGothic.htm What's New From ITC: March 2008]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120521182805/http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/NewFonts/2010/ What's Hot From ITC: March 2010]
{{Commons category|Handel Gothic}}