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 ...
A sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet is known as a panagram. The end result is often jabberwocky. Here are a few: Two driven jocks help fax my big quiz. Pack my box with five dozen liquor ...
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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 ...
One of the most popular fonts in the world, Helvetica, is getting its first major overhaul in several decades. Indeed, as Gizmodo points out, the last time the font was upgraded was back in 1983 with ...
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 ...
Helvetica, with its rounded C’s and narrow little T’s, graces everything from New York City subway signage to federal income tax forms Helvetica, with its rounded C’s and narrow little T’s, graces ...
Ted Gordon writes: "Adding PostScript fonts to OS X can cause problems, especially with the Helvetica font as well as other fonts that also have a TrueType version already installed. Adobe is aware of ...
Charles Nix, Mitch Goldstein, and Sarah Hyndman talk to NPR's Scott Simon about a recent face-lift to the typeface Helvetica, which recently got its first redesign in 35 years. The Helvetica typeface ...
It’s the typeface that greets you on your tax forms. It announces MBTA station stops. Its sans-serif letters glow in the night outside Target and CVS. In the world of typography, Helvetica is as ...
How did a clean, useful alphabet become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe? Simon Garfield recounts the story and examines its emotional pull. This is the second excerpt from Just My Type. To read ...