Avenir (French for “future”) was designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1987 as a modern and more humane interpretation of the geometric sans, suitabl for text use. Released by Linotype in 1988 in six weights with upright and oblique styles.
Revised and extended as Avenir Next (2004–2021). See also Avenir Next Rounded (2012). Janna (2004) is an Arabic companion.