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 

Your Helvetica Exhibition by weeviraporn

Helvetica the movie (poster) by Swellkh

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Helvetica, The Movie. by _e.t

I love fonts.

Helvetica Logos by GrantMeStrength

Two well-known (in the US) brands, both using bold Helvetica as their typeface. ...

Helvetica Poster by yeah bro

Art Center College of Design hosted a special 50th birthday party for the typefa...

helvetica_20 by yeah bro

Art Center College of Design hosted a special 50th birthday party for the typefa...

Helvetica on my wall by Xavier Encinas

Meet the cast poster / Helvetica Film by Xavier Encinas

Design by Experimental Jetset available at

Helvetica ephemera by Nick Sherman

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Helvetica by Zooey_

Actually I think this one came from elsewhere - I don't believe it is Helvetica.

Helvetica, an outstanding film about design and identity by MarkWallace

See the Movie! 

A great documentary that is enjoyable to both graphic designers and non-designers.

To coincide with Helvetica's 50th anniversary, Director Gary Hustwit produced this feature-length independent film.

Helvetica

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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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Buy the Font! 

Purchase Helvetica from one of these websites.
Fonts.com
Helvetica 55 Roman starting at $24.00
Linotype
Full font family available.
Font Shop
Full font family available.
Adobe.com
Full font family available.
Veer
Full font family available.

Design with Helvetica 

The Fundamentals of Typography (Fundamentals (AVA))

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The Complete Manual of Typography

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Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography

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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 

Helvetica was created by Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann at the Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei (Haas type foundry) of Münchenstein, Switzerland. Haas set out to design a new sans-serif typeface that could compete with Akzidenz Grotesk in the Swiss market. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, the typeface's name was changed by Haas' German parent company Stempel in 1960 to Helvetica - derived from Confederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland - in order to make it more marketable internationally.

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Videos about Helvetica 

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Helvetica "IFC" trailer

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Helvetica documentary clip - E...

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The Helvetica Scenario

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Helvetica documentary clip - W...

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What do you think about Helvetica? 

Do you love or hate Helvetica?

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Love it - it's a true classic!

Hate it - it's boring and overused!

 
 
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