what's the font please ??
Identified font
Helvetica Neue Bold Suggested by rocamaco 
that "S" is definitely not Helvetica

It is. It's just chopped. The rest of the curve fits Helvetica Neue...
aahh, ok

why they did it to that poor letter?

An ace in my sleeve waiting for SashiX...
Not, seriously, it's a banner of a design studio, so I also think is Helvetiva Neue making some substituions with one of its look alikes, to be more unique...

Edited on May 22, 2013 at 02:13 by rocamaco
Yeah, looks like a Helvetica's "S", with some modifications of course, can do the trick (but still, I'm not 100% sure at that size)
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