Post 6 - Applied Interactive Design
Research & References I choose the Helvetica font for my project because of its elegant and modern style. It is also a well-known typeface that is used in many areas in this world such as logos, posters, road sign,s and so on. At first, I looked for articles that explained its history. Helvetica font basically separates into 3 sections that are Helvetica Origin in 1957, Helvetica Processing in 1959, and Helvetica Born in 1960. History 1957 Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffmann. It is a neo-grotesque design, one influenced by the famous 19th century (the 1890s) typeface Akzidenz Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs. As its name suggests (based on ‘Helvetia’, the Latin word for ‘Switzerland’), Helvetica was created in Switzerland. Eduard Hoffmann, director of the Haus foundry in Münchenstein, hire freelance designer Max Miedinger to create a new font. His aim was to counter the