The Elsner+Flake, Linotype and URW++ versions use a curved leg on uppercase R (like that of Helvetica), a horizontal tail on the uppercase Q (like that of Univers), a curved lower leg on the lowercase k, and a trident-like lowercase w. Handel Gothic was also used for the end credits of Sesame Street (1983-1992). Handel Gothic was also used for the end credits on CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1981.
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 Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the menu text for the 2000 Nintendo 64 game Perfect Dark. The typeface was originally distributed in film format by FotoStar and was reissued in the 1980s by Robert Trogman. Handel Gothic was an instant success when first released. Handel (1936–2002), who worked for the graphic designer Saul Bass. Handel Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1965 by Donald J.
