Helvetica was dreamed up as a universal typeface in 1957 and it’s still incredibly popular –you see it on everything from clever T-shirts to NYC subway signs. But there are all sorts of things ...

Introducing Helvetica Now! (All images courtesy of Monotype Imaging Inc.) There are two kinds of people in this world: people who care intensely about fonts, and the rest of us. Presumably this goes ...

IBM is no stranger to icons. Over the years, it’s created quite a few: the mainframe computer, the ThinkPad laptop, the Selectric typewriter, the Eye-Bee-M logo. The company hopes its new bespoke ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monotype today introduced Helvetica Now Variable, offering over a million new Helvetica Now styles in one state-of-the-art font file. Helvetica Now Variable builds on ...

Helvetica is one of the most widely used typefaces of the 20th and 21st centuries. Originally created 62 years ago by Swiss type designers Max Miedinger and Edouard Hoffmann, the sans-serif has graced ...

This week David Brancaccio spoke with creative producer Mike Merrill about the common visual design that many corporate brands use these days. Merrill is known for coining the term “Corporate Memphis” ...

Univers will celebrate its 50th birthday next year. Helvetica will turn 47. They may be getting long in the tooth, but these typefaces, along with other manifestations of the Modernist design ...