Friday, March 30, 2012

Helvetica The Movie Writing Assignment

Helvetica originated in Switzerland. The original name is Neue Haas Grotesk. It is Latin for New Sans Serif. Helveticia (Latin for "Switzerland") is what they wanted to use but later changed to Helvetica which means "The Type-Face of Switzerland." Helvetica was createdin 1957. Helvetica is the most comon type font. You can find it everywhere. For example, you can find them on government papers, street signs, company names, etc. Helvetica brought the swiss design movement to popularity. Three different styles movements are Modern, post modern, and Grunge style.

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