Olympic Font

Can you name the typeface that has taken Vancouver by storm? It's Neo Sans, created by London-based type designer, typographer, and illustrator Sebastian Lester. Released in 1994 by Monotype, the font was designed to leave "an ultra modern impression," and it is used in various weights (and in a custom unicase version) for the identity of the Vancouver Olympics. "We selected Neo Sans because it felt contemporary and would represent Canada as a modern, progressive country," said Ali Gardiner, vice president of brand and creative services for the Vancouver Organizing Committee. "But it also feels like it will 'age well'...which is important for Olympic design because it's seen for decades and even centuries after the Games themselves."