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Happy Birthday Helvetica

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Oh wow. Just sitting in front of the telly and on comes a documentary about Helvetica. Yep, the font. I have a minor obsession with typefaces; they're a secret that's staring people in the face, one which most are completely oblivious to. But I know that someone has agonised over every single curve and line. It's nice to step into their world, become a part of the secret, while idly looking at a sign or advert or logo. And now primetime(-ish) TV is indulging my geeky little pastime. This is why I pay my license fee.

posted 11/6/2007 11:19:20 PM

 

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# RE: Happy Birthday Helvetica
posted by Jed on 11/7/2007 12:20:08 AM :

Dude. You are more in need of a holiday than anyone I've ever known.

# RE: Happy Birthday Helvetica
posted by Matt Ellis on 11/7/2007 10:48:27 PM :

What gave it away? Was it the use of the semi-colon?

 

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