In which camp are you? Those who cannot get enough Helvetica, the world’s most famous sans serif font, or those who have had more than enough. One cannot be neutral about this neutral typeface. Christian Schwartz, a partner in the type foundry Commercial Type, is steadfastly an Helveticaphile and on June 7 his restoration of the original Helvetica, “Neue Haas Grotesque,” will be released by Monotype Imaging. Originally made for The Guardian in London, as part of its 2005 redesign, it was rejected but found new life in the redesign of Bloomberg Businessweek last year. So why is this Helvetica different from any other? [Source]
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