1877 US in baseball; metaphorical usage from 1896, more generally from 1930. Since at least 1870, baseball teams would reissue tickets in case of postponement due to rain, which became known as rain checks.
Update: In fact, the latest update of iPhoto is using Helvetica Neue. And now there's Avenir, a Linotype typeface and Apple's new favorite. It was designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1988, inspired by two old school typefaces created in the 20s: Erbar by Jakob Erbar and Futura by Paul Renner.
Equus logo design â Hyundai Premium Brand. Toyota has Lexus, Nissan has Infinity and Hyundai invented Equus back in 1999. In 2009 they released the new version of the car. In the end of 2010 they have started the campaign and I think this year (2011) weâll hear more and more about it.