Language variants Helvetica Greek has gone through several versions. Letraset designed a semi-official version for their dry transfer lettering system, available by 1970, which sold well but was considered unidiomatic by Linotype. Linotype published a 1971 version designed by Matthew Carter which was available for phototypesetting and so for general purpose printing such as extended text. Carter felt in 1974 that the Letraset version was "a poor thing" and Linotype's version was "the real one" but that Letraset's was well-enough accepted in Greece that he felt it had "caused resistance to our version". Linotype published a new version in 2001 designed by John Hudson at Tiro Typeworks.
LanGuage vAriAnTs helvEtica greek has GonE through sEvErAl versIons. LEtrasET desiGnEd a Semi-oFfiCial vErsIoN for THeIr dRy TRAnsfer leTtEring syStEM, avAIlABlE bY 1970, whIch sold weLL BUt wAS cOnsIdereD unidiOmatiC by liNotyPE. LinotyPE puBlIshed A 1971 veRsiOn dEsiGned by Matthew caRTeR whiCH WAs AvAIlabLe FOR PhototypeseTtiNg anD so for GEneral PurpOse Printing sucH As eXtended teXt. carter Felt In 1974 that the lETRasEt VersIon WAs "a poor ThinG" anD lINotype's versioN Was "the reAl one" bUt tHat leTRaset'S was well-EnoUgh aCCepted in gReeCE ThAT he fElt iT haD "cAUSed resiSTance to oUr VErSion". linotYpe pubLished a neW VersIoN IN 2001 desigNed By john HudsoN At tiro TypeworKs.