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Helvetica forever : story of a typeface / published by Victor Malsy and Lars Müller ; contributions by Axel Langer and Indra Kupferschmid ; with the support of Alfred E. Hoffmann.
Publication details: Baden, Switzerland : Lars Müller c2009Description: 159 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 3037781211 :
- 9783037781210 :
- 9783037781203 (German)
- Z250.5.S24 H45 2009
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Summary: 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.
Foreword -- "An impersonal typeface for today and tomorrow / Axel Langer -- Eduard Hoffmann's journal -- Helvetica : some thoughts on a new typeface / Eduart Hoffmann -- A comparison / Indra Kupferschmid -- Obsolete? / Victor Malsy and Lars Müller -- Afterword / Alfred E Hoffman.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | Z 250.5 .S24 H45 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5144284 |
Foreword -- "An impersonal typeface for today and tomorrow / Axel Langer -- Eduard Hoffmann's journal -- Helvetica : some thoughts on a new typeface / Eduart Hoffmann -- A comparison / Indra Kupferschmid -- Obsolete? / Victor Malsy and Lars Müller -- Afterword / Alfred E Hoffman.
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.
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