Helvetica
20 American states have adopted Clearview for their highway signs »
Tobias Frere-Jones, interviewed in Helvetica, is quoted.
Why is Helvetica so popular? »
Though claimed to be an improvement on Akzidenz Grotesk, it lacks all the character and charming clumsiness of Akzidenz Grotesk. Helvetica is blunt and colourless; the fact that its italic is slanted makes it even blunter. What a missed opportunity!
Karen has mini-reviews of Cowboys and Samurais, Helvetica, and Quasimodo »
In two weeks we saw two plays (one indoors about WM/AF couples and another outdoors under a bridge) and a movie about a typeface. A mighty fine fortnight if you ask me!
Helvetica: The Film presented in Vancouver by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, British Columbia Chapter »
Post-film discussion with Douglas Coupland, director Gary Hustwit, and typographer Jim Rimmer.
Joe Clark's set of Vancouver transit signage photos »
Mostly in and around SkyTrain stations. From which I learn that the fonts uses are Plantin, Frutiger, and scrunched Helvetica.
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