Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces on the planet. Here’s why Monotype decided to remake it. Helvetica was dreamed up as a universal typeface in 1957 and it’s still incredibly popular –you ...
The Helvetica font family is everywhere. It’s used on everything from subway signage to federal tax forms to advertisements for a diverse group of companies, including Harley-Davidson, Oral-B, and ...
One of the few places the Helvetica font has failed to infiltrate over the past half-century is the graveyard – Roman typefaces such as Perpetua or Bembo tend to work better on headstones. But perhaps ...
The company’s first typeface, called IBM Plex, is free for anyone to use. IBM is no stranger to icons. Over the years, it’s created quite a few: the mainframe computer, the ThinkPad laptop, the ...
Mike Parker who helped popularise Helvetica died this week. You won't find a graphic designer who isn't familiar with the typeface (released in 1957 under its original name Neue Haas Grotesk). But ...
Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica font over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. Spearheaded by the company's type director ...
The Swiss typeface is 50 and I will be first to pay homage to Miedinger and Hoffmann's elegant uber-font. Love letters ... lead and wood tray of Helvetica Bold, 36 point, 1956-1957. Photograph: ...
Helvetica wasn't always the cold, rational typeface it is today. For the first time, someone is bringing back its beauty. In which camp are you? Those who cannot get enough Helvetica, the world's most ...
Mike Parker who helped popularise Helvetica died this week. You won't find a graphic designer who isn't familiar with the typeface (released in 1957 under its original name Neue Haas Grotesk). But ...