Interesting little extension for Apple’s Safari 5; Helvetify, from Johan Brook, basically sets the web page’s font to, yes, Helvetica (Neue to be exact.)
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Sketchetica
Sketchetica is a hand-drawn font in four styles: light, regular, bold and black. It is recommended for use as display typeface and is available to buy from MyFonts.
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
There is a common belief, reinforced by Gary Hustwit’s documentary film Helvetica, that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system. But it is not true—or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, … Read More →
History of the Poster reprint by Phaidon
Phaidon Store is now selling a reprint of a classic and hard-to-find book originally published in 1971. History of the Poster/Geschichte des Plakates/Histoire de l’affiche was conceived, written and designed by Swiss master Josef Müller-Brockmann – one of the 20th century’s greatest graphic designers. It … Read More →
Display Graphic Design Collection v1.0
Display is a curated collection of important graphic design books, periodicals, ephemera & more. Browse the collection, purchase an important book or read a noteworthy feature article.
Josef Müller-Brockmann Shop Launched
I have just launched the Josef Müller-Brockmann shop where you can buy all things related to ‘Müller-Brockmann’, ‘Swiss Graphic Design’ and ‘Grid Systems’ in one convenient place.
Font Shop adds exciting new foundry
The yellow-tinted, (design) world famous Font Shop recently announced two new specimens to its team of font foundries. One of the new fonts that caught my eye,
The Helvetica killer
Bruno Maag is so enraged by Helvetica that he has designed a typeface aimed specifically at wiping it off the face of the planet. He explains his hatred in the latest of SEA’s Naturalis booklets and also in a recently uploaded interview with Creative Review.