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Helvetica Forever: Story of a Typeface frigginmagic and was based on theDesigned in 1957, Helvetica is an icon of Swiss graphic design, which was a model of sober, functional communication throughout the world in the 1950s and 60s. The balanced and neutral appearance of Helvetica forgoes a high degree of expressivitya quality for which it is both criticized and admired. This polarization has helped to gain it unparalleled notoriety. This book retraces Helveticas first fifty years, compares it to the well known sans serif