Arials Dad is 50

That font that is probably the 2nd most used font on your PC (after Times), Arial, has a very famous father that is now 5o years old.

Arial is a close relative of the most famous font Helvetica, albeit a slightly younger version. And now Helvetica is 50 years old. Used through out the Western world, Helvetica has made it through the graphic design mincer to emerge as a true classic.

One of it's most famous incarnations that I know of, is its use in the Orange logo. So it's not quite the true Helevtica, as it is a slightly updated version, but to most it looks the same. The word Orange is written in Helvetica, and its simple understated presence works well for the orange brand.

To find out more about this plain, yet universal daddy of fonts visit the BBC website.