Using the same font for your logo and a site/print copy?

[Frasse]

Hi guys!

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question. I am currently making a site+logo for a company, and after a lot of thinking I am considering using the same font (family) for both the site and logo. Is this a good or bad idea? I am using Helvetica Neue, so there is a lot of room for variations. Thanks in advance. 

[Riccardo Sartori]

I will leave to others commenting on the overuse of Helvetica.

The only advice I can offer is to give some unique type treatment to the logo, that is never used in text, titles, headings, etc.

[Ralf Herrmann]

It’s neither right nor wrong. It all depends on what you want to achieve in terms of style, hierarchy and so on. 

 

P.S. The name of the typeface is Neue Helvetica. 😉 Helvetica Neue is a work-around to make the typeface appear where people expect it in the menu. 

[Greg Yerbury]

In my opinion Helvetica in all its forms is way overused. I would if possible think about  using something different.