Helvetica: The Best Font Ever
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What makes Helvetica the best?
Helvetica, the typeface created by Max Miedinger in 1957, is a true "workhorse". This classic typeface is one of the most widely used and recognizable. It's clean, crisp shapes make it highly "readable" so it's superb for use in signage, posters and displays. Some may say it's boring and "safe". But to others, it pure perfection!
Helvetica photos from Flickr
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Two well-known (in the US) brands, both using bold Helvetica as their typeface. ...
Art Center College of Design hosted a special 50th birthday party for the typefa...
Art Center College of Design hosted a special 50th birthday party for the typefa...
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A great documentary that is enjoyable to both graphic designers and non-designers.
Helvetica
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 09/06/2008)
A feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
Read the Book!
Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface
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Helvetica Forever: Story of a Typeface
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Design with Helvetica
The Fundamentals of Typography (Fundamentals)
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The Complete Manual of Typography
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Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography (Designing With Type)
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Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design
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Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)
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All About Helvetica
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But wait a minute, isn't Helvetica a "typeface", not a font?
Well if you want to be technical, then yes, Helvetica is not a "font" - it is a "typeface". Many people interchange the two terms, not realizing that there is a difference.
Read about the difference between a font and a typeface here:
Font Origins - Where the term font came from
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When Is It Wrong To Call A Typeface Font » Inspiration Bit
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Videos about Helvetica
Helvetica on the Web
Helvetica Movie and Typeface
Movie: Documentary film by Gary Hustwit. Released more...1 point
BBC NEWS | Magazine | Helvetica at 50
The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthda more...0 points
arial or helvetica? | a quiz from iliveonyourvisits.com
They "borrowed" Helvetica for their oper more...0 points
The Scourge of Arial
An icon of the Swiss school of typography, Helveti more...0 points
Helvetica NOW Poster Contest
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Helvetica more...0 points
Veer: Ideas: Helvetica: A Documentary Film by Gary Huswit
Love it or hate it, Helvetica looms large in visua more...0 points
Helvetica: The little typeface that leaves a big mark ...
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The Helvetica Meditations | Typographica
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