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Helvetica
First off, I have to start by saying I was baffled that a documentary was ever made about a font…not even fonts in general, or typography in general, but one specific font. I was skeptical going into it, but I … Continue reading
Papyrus/Comic Sans > Helvetica
Ha! Yeah right. I’ve seen Helvetica a few times before and I really enjoy it. It definitely opened my eyes to design and typography. I never realized how many companies use Helvetica for their logo. It is something we literally … Continue reading
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When in doubt, Helvetica it out?
Typography has always been an interesting subject for me. I definitely agree that a font can portray an overall feeling, theme, or emotion for whatever it accompanies. And for me, choosing one has always been extremely hard. Having said that, … Continue reading
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Always a Helvetica Never a Comic Sans
Helvetica is great, it is flexible, it is overused…but I love it. I saw this documentary a few years ago, and honestly it is quite on point. A typeface can make or break any design, and by using something that … Continue reading
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Helvetica
I am not going to lie, I thought a documentary about font was going to be extremely boring. However, I really enjoyed this documentary. The history of Helvetica was more vast than I could ever imagine for a font. What … Continue reading
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Helvetica
It’s so weird to me that today was the first day I ever really sat down and thought about font. It took watching this documentary for me to realize that I have been living a generally unconscious life. I couldn’t … Continue reading
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Legibility, Communication and the Helvetica Problem
“Don’t confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesn’t mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesn’t mean it communicates the right thing.” -David Carson I think this documentary presents two strong arguments for and against Helvetica. On … Continue reading
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I also hate comic sans…
I watched this documentary a few years ago in undergrad for a newspaper layout design class. However, the irony is that I rarely ever used Helvetica except for headers and occasional titles. There is such an emphasis on the importance … Continue reading
As long as it isn’t Comic Sans
You sit alone at a cocktail party and a rather short greasy fellow wearing thick black framed glasses and an argyll sweater makes his way to your table to talk to the other outcast in hopes of a connection. He … Continue reading
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Helvetica
I had never watched this documentary before and I found it pretty interesting. SIDENOTE: My roommate from undergrad studied architecture and is a font snob. She talks about her font book like it is an artistic masterpiece and could save … Continue reading