MetaFilter posts tagged with type and helvetica

I thought I was the only one

The Whelk — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:02:38 -0800

“I think sometimes that being overly type-sensitive is like an allergy,” : The New York Times on the perils of being a font nerd.

Fonts at the movies

Terminal Verbosity — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:59:40 -0800

Fonts at the movies. Previously.

Helvetica: The Apotheosis of the Invisible Art

digaman — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:07:15 -0800

In 1957, Swiss typographer Max Miedinger invented "the official typeface of the 20th century" -- Helvetica [previously discussed here, via Arts and Letters Daily].

Helvetica, a documentary film

londontube — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:16:41 -0800

Helvetica, a documentary film. "Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives."

The Scourge of Arial

Robot Johnny — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:35:38 -0800

The Scourge of Arial. It has spread like a virus through the typographic landscape and illustrates the pervasiveness of Microsoft's influence in the world. Arial, however, has a rather dubious history and not much character. In fact, Arial is little more than a shameless impostor...