FORM MEETS DYSFUNCTION

Helvetica was invented as a peace treaty between rival printers. Neutral font, aggressive opinions.

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Helvetica was designed in 1957 by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann at the Haas type foundry in Switzerland, originally under the name Neue Haas Grotesk. It was not a peace treaty.

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