Helvetica Forever

Sinopse

Designed in 1957, the Helvetica font is an icon of Swiss graphic design, which was a model of sober, functional communication throughout the world in the 1950s & 60s. This text retraces Helvetica's 50-year history, compares it to the well-known sans serif fonts of the 20th century, & examines the phenomenon of its unparalleled spread.