posts tagged ‘helvetica’
Helvetica: The Movie
About a week ago I excitedly put this movie on my Netflix queue. Yes I know its about a typeface.Yes its a documentary. And no, it wasn't boring. It was awesome. Emphasis on awesome. It may sound boring, but for a designer it is far from it. After a few days of sitting by my TV I finally popped it in and was extremely satisfied. A great film. Great. Maybe a little long, but great. Continue reading…
Helvetica – Happy Birthday
Helvetica, a font that says clean, bland, natural, corporate, boring and amazing all at the same time, is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. I'm a bit of a closet type lover, but I wanted to write a post about this amazing font just the same.
Designed in 1957 by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann in Muenchenstein, Switzerland, Helvetica quickly became the typeface used by designers and corporations alike and in the process has spawned many copies and quick knockoffs. Arial is the best know copy, popularized first by Microsoft in Windows 3.1. Arial's use has grown in popularity with very Windows version since and has even eclipsed Helvetica in use. A few of the better Helvetica homages are Neue Helvetica and Coolvetica. Continue reading…
