Helvetica: Overused Cliché or Modernist Classic?
Few fonts in the world have become a part of the cultural landscape that they have an entire documentary film and a MOMA exhibition made about them. Helvetica, however, is different. It has been the go-to font for everyone from government agencies to hip pop-up shops whenever clean and modern text is called for. It has become so much a part of our daily lives that it has created a long list of detractors.
It is strange for a humble font to be so used and so hated at the same time. Is Helvetica… Read the rest “Helvetica: Overused Cliché or Modernist Classic?”