Helvetica

26.Aug.2009

Helvetica was developed in 1957 by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann at the Haas’sche Schriftgiesserei (Haas type foundry) of Münchenstein, Switzerland. Haas set out to design a new sans-serif typeface that could compete with Akzidenz-Grotesk in the Swiss market.

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Variations of Helvetica

Generic versions of Helvetica have been made by various vendors, including Monotype Imaging (CG Triumvirate), ParaType (Pragmatica), Bitstream (Swiss 721), URW (Nimbus Sans).



Today Helvetica is still one of the most widley used typefaces of all time; although it is loved by many, it is hated by some. There is no shortage of commentary on the typeface, and there have even been two books published by Lars Müller Publishers entitled “Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface” and “Helvetica forever” dedicated to the famous type family.

*For an article on how to differentiate between the two, read How to Spot Arial by Mark Simonson.

Interesting links about the Helvetica and other fonts

Helvetica Neue problems

True Type font variations and antialiasing.

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