Thursday 5 May 2011

Sans Serif prototypes - Helvetica

For all those fans of Helvetica out there, I thought it would have to be included in the sans serif prototypes (I mean, if a whole doco can be made on one typeface, it's the least I can do!). I have to say that Helvetica, for this purpose, is not the best because of its width. This could cause some issues with other panels that have more text than this one does.

Helvetica - zoomed out view
Helvetica - Bosnian
Helvetica - English


I really recommend the film "Helvetica", for those of you who are obsessed with type as myself. It has some great interviews with people like Rick Poynter and Erik Spiekermann, and is very well argued for an against this ubiquitous typeface. http://www.helveticafilm.com/

Helvetica was designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann for the Haas Type Foundry in Switzerland (Identifont n.d).

Identifont n.d. [online: http://www.identifont.com/show?MR] Accessed 5 May 2011.

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