13 lucky alternatives to Helvetica

Love Helvetica, but hate it too? Check out FontShop’s 13 Helvetica alternatives, a list of typefaces that are kinda-sorta like Helvetica, but not quite.

You’ll find familiar classics like Univers as well as more obscure choices like FF Schulbuch and Maxima. For the typophile in all of us, each entry comes with a little historical tidbit. If you’re lazy, here’s the complete list:

• Univers
• Heldustry
• FF Schulbuch
• Neuzeit S
• Maxima
• Paralucent
• Basic Commercial
• FF Bau
• Monotype Grotesque
• Folio
• Venus
• Titling Gothic
• Adesso

Hmmm… I wonder why Arial isn’t on the list. Oh, that’s right. It’s not a real typeface. ;-)

via FontShop