MegaMegaTypeType
A hand-lettered interpretation of Helvetica, originally drawn in 2007 and released as an OpenType family in 2010 with normal and outline styles plus stylistic alternates.
About
Originally sketched by YouWorkForThem in 2007, YWFT HLLVTKA translates the familiar geometry of Helvetica into loose, hand-drawn letterforms across upper and lower case. The OpenType release includes two styles — normal and outline — each with stylistic alternates covering upper case, lower case, numerals and punctuation. Its appeal lies in the contrast between the structured Helvetica source material and the imprecision of hand lettering.
Classification
A hand-lettered take on Helvetica, loosely fitting the display category due to its expressive, sketched quality that departs from functional body text use. The grotesque lineage is clear but the hand-drawn execution renders it a display face.