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The balanced and neutral appearance of Helvetica forgoes a high degree of expressivity a quality for which it is both criticized and admired. This polarization has helped to gain it unparalleled notoriety. Helvetica is far and away the most widely used of all typefaces; according to a survey by the Berliner Fontshop-Archiv, it tops the list of the hundred best fonts of all time.
This publication retraces Helvetica s fifty-year history, compares it to the well-known sans serif fonts of the twentieth century, and examines the phenomenon of its unparalleled spread. Numerous illustrations show a multitude of ways the font has been used in five decades from a wide variety of fields from signal design to party flyers.
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| Author | Victor Malsy / Lars Muller |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Lars Muller Verlag |
| Page Count | 159pp |
| Publication Size | 7.5 x 10.5 |
| Publication Notes | hardcover, color |
| Publication Date | February 27, 2009 |
| ISBN | 978-3037781210 |
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