Neo Sans and Neo Tech are the typefaces designed by the British type designer
Sebastian "Seb" Lester. The typefaces were released by
Monotype Corporation on April 19, 2004. The design concept called for a versatile, futuristic typeface that didn't look "crude, gimmicky or ephemeral".[1]
The typeface gained popularity after a custom variant was used as the main typeface for the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It has been used as branding for many organizations since.
Neo Sans Intel
Neo Sans Intel is a customized version of Neo Sans based on the Neo Sans and Neo Tech, designed by Sebastian Lester in 2004.[2] It was replaced by Intel Clear in 2014, a typeface commissioned by Intel to Red Peek Branding and
Dalton Maag,[3] and was in 2020 supplemented with Intel One typeface. Despite no longer being fully used by Intel, Neo Sans is still used to describe the processor type and socket on boxed processor packaging.
Users
A customized version of Neo Sans, called Neo Sans Intel, was created for use in the 2005 redesigned logo and identity for the
Intel Corporation.[4]
The British
Army Cadet Force (ACF) use Neo Sans as their primary font.
The
Labour Party UK previously used the typeface in its branding, before it was replaced by
Open Sans.
The
ITV network (including
ITV1 in England and Wales)
breakfast showDaybreak and Lorraine used this font in its onscreen graphics before the 2012 rebrand. The font stopped being used in 2023.
Go North East and
Go South Coast (British public transport companies) use the font in their promotional leaflets and informative posters.
The popular British teen drama
Skins, uses this font as its logo.
NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, used Neo Sans Pro as its main font on television[5] until 2013, when it was replaced by the LFT Etica typeface and a slab version customised for NRK.[6]