![]() ![]() ![]() Eduard Hoffmann’s notes documenting the creation of the font Neue Haas Grotesk. It was a sans serif font with a linear, simple and elegant design, and this no-frills look meant it was extremely legible. In 1957, Miedinger came up with a new set of characters, which he named Neue Haas Grotesk. His aim was to counter the success of Akzidenz Grotesk, the typeface launched by their competitors, the H. ![]() In this article we will start by looking at its invention way back in 1957, before going through the various milestones and restyles that have seen it become many international brands’ go-to typeface.Īs its name suggests (based on ‘Helvetia’, the Latin word for ‘Switzerland’), Helvetica was created in Switzerland, when Eduard Hoffmann, director of the Haus foundry in Münchenstein, decided to commission freelance designer Max Alfons Miedinger to create a new font. But to what does it owe its success and its widespread usage, and how has it changed over the years? Love it or hate it, Helvetica is one of the world’s most commonly used fonts, both in advertising and publishing and in urban signage. Helvetica: the story of a font adored by brands
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