A collection of abundant images featuring 'Helvetica', one of the world's most famous typefaces, ranging from refined typographic examples by established designers to anonymous street signs and unique everyday applications.
Created in 1957 by Max Miedinger in collaboration with Eduard Hoffmann, director of the Haas Type Foundry (Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei), the typeface 'Neue Haas Grotesk' was renamed 'Helvetica'—meaning 'Swiss' in Latin—in 1960, becoming the most ubiquitous typeface in contemporary design. During its renaming and popularisation, the physical constraints of the automated typesetting machines of the time forced mechanical alterations to the graceful proportions originally held by 'Neue Haas Grotesk' (the lost original design was later digitally revived in 2010 by Christian Schwartz and his team).
By juxtaposing prominent typography with everyday street signs, this book visually presents how this typeface, embodying the principles of Swiss typography, has permeated everything from mundane landscapes to sophisticated graphic design.
- Pages: 256 Size: 120 x 160 mm Softcover Color 10th edition