The original name meant Switzerland in German.
Helvetica was created in 1957.
Helvetica brought Swiss style design.
Three types of design discussed in the film are grunge, modernism, and post modernism.
Some insight I gained included the styles and debates of modern and pre-modern design.
Some examples of Helvetica I found are:
Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer born in the 1930s, he established multiple studios and companies, some of which became world famous and hugely popular. Some of his work includes.
Another designer was Rick Poynar, Rick has designed many works of art for magazines, schools, and businesses, he is still a large designer today but also writes literature and critics other works. Some examples of his work are:
Next designer is Witt Crouwel who practically invented Swiss design, his works paved the way for modern Swiss design. Some of his works are:
The last designer is Matthew Carter, Carter was originally a type maker but made his way to type design, after he grew fascinated with the idea of producing his own content. Some of his work is:
http://www.designishistory.com/1960/massimo-vignelli/
http://www.designersandbooks.com/commentator/bio/rick-poynor
http://design.designmuseum.org/design/matthew-carter
The most common font I use is the default font, usually Arial or Times New Roman, I don't see anything wrong with it and I can read it clearly so I just keep it as I see no reason to exchange it for a larger or smaller, cleaner, or sloppier version.
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