Handel Gothic is a

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typeface designed in 1965 by Donald J. Handel (1936–2002), who worked for the graphic designer

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. 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. 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 ''

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'' and the menu text for the 2000

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''. 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

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'' from 1972–1981. Handel Gothic was also used for the end credits of ''Sesame Street'' (from 1983–1992). Handel Gothic was also used for the album cover of

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's 1994 album ''The Return of the Space Cowboy''. The Elsner+Flake, Linotype and URW++ versions use a curved leg on uppercase R (like that of

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), a horizontal tail on the uppercase Q (like that of

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), a curved lower leg on the lowercase k, and a trident-like lowercase w. The Bitstream and Tilde SIA versions, however, use a thicker 1, a straight leg on the uppercase R (like that of

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), a straight lower leg on the lowercase k, and a double-v w.

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designed the Simian Display typeface, inspired from the Handel Gothic typeface, used by American science fiction media franchise ''

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'' and available in 3 weights named after

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s ("

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" for Regular, "

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" for Black). 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).

ITC Handel Gothic (2008)

It is a re-proportioned version designed by Rod McDonald, released in March 2008 by

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. 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.

ITC Handel Gothic Arabic (2015)

It is a version of ITC Handel Gothic for Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages, designed by

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of Monotype Imaging, based on

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script. The font family includes 5 fonts in 5 weights, without italics.

URW++ Handel Slab (2009)

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counterpart to URW++ Handel Gothic with three weights (Light, Medium, Bold) and obliques styles to complement them.

Corporate identity uses

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, the current developer of the ''

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franchise, have used Handel Gothic in their logo since their first game, '' Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', released in 2011. 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), which was developed by

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and released in 2001. *ADFC –

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, the German NGO, supporting cycling, uses Handel Gothic as their corporate logo font. *

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/ AMC Eagle car model emblem from 1980 until 1987, used for the name of the car model

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. *Arkon Technologies – Handel Gothic Light *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

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. *

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, a

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, uses Handel Gothic in its logo. * Cinemax Studios (now GMA Pictures) Used the font in 1997 until June 24, 1998 *''

Nvidia Nvidia Corporation ( ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware. Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang (president and CEO), Chris Malachowsky, and Curti ...

'', logo font Handel Gothic, logo since 2006. *

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– The Walt Disney Company used Handel Gothic in the logo of

The Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983, under the na ...

from 1983 to 1986. The font was also used on the

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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

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logo with a Mickey silhouette within an oversized "D", as well as on signage within EPCOT Center prior to refurbishments. *

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– Used on its vacuum cleaners in the 1990s *

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's 2010 video game

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uses Handel Gothic in its user interface. *Robotnik Automation – uses Handel Gothic in their logo. *

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– Used in its logo since 2019 *

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- Korean national public television broadcaster's logo. *

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– 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) PT Media Televisi Indonesia, operating as Metro TV, is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was launched on 25 November 2000, and now has over 52 relay stations all over the country. It is owned by Sury ...

Used this font in logo since 2010. * Paris Football Club uses this font on their crest. *

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from 1987 to 2003 featured this font. *

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, a general-purpose

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, uses Handel Gothic in its logo. *

San Miguel Corporation San Miguel Corporation (), abbreviated as SMC, is a Philippine multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The company is one of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Originally fo ...

uses Handel Gothic as their corporate logo font since 1975. *''

News Patrol ''TV Patrol'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and All TV. Originally anchored by Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987, on the netw ...

'', a newscast in the

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, used this logo font from 2008 to 2013. *''

TV Patrol ''TV Patrol'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and All TV. Originally anchored by Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987, on the netw ...

'', a newscast in the

, used this font from 2001 to 2022. *

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, logo font Handel Gothic, logo 2006 to 2018. *

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– In 1973 Saul Bass developed the United logo that featured a customized red and blue "Double U" logo and underneath Handel Gothic logotype. *

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– Has used the font for its graphics packages during the early 2000s. *

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uses a modified form of Handel Gothic for its logo and branding. *

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– 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. *

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– The second incarnation of Viacom’s logo used this font, said incarnation lasted from 2005-2019. *''

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'' 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. *

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(Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) – German national public television broadcaster's logo. *Sony Ericsson used this font in own logo in 2001–2011 *

Kompas TV PT Cipta Megaswara Televisi, operating as Kompas TV, is an Indonesian private terrestrial television news broadcaster. It is owned by the KG Media unit of Kompas Gramedia Group, and named after its flagship property, the '' Kompas'' daily n ...

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- Used on certain designs for the

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packages.

References

External links

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Handel Gothic Cyrillic

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