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Helvetica Writing Assignment:

Helvetica isn't subjective it can say anytging. It was designed in 1957 and originated from Switzerland. The typeface was created from Neue Du Grotesk and the swiss typeface took the name from Latin, helvetica, meaning Switzerland.

Helvetica brought popularity to Swiss design style worldwide. Throughout the movie, the grunge period, modernism, and post modernism is discussed. Helvetica is explained as a default typeface, " its air... You need air to live so you use it", explains a designer.

Massimo Vignelli: An Italian designer who worked with package design, furniture design, houseware design, and public signage. He strongly focused on simplicity and used many geometric shapes. Vignelli created work based on modernism techniques. Not only that but he created the New York subway map in 1972.

David Carson: An American graphic designer and art director. Carson never officially studied typography when he began experimenting, however, he had a great eye and learned many techniques. His typography style became well known while he was the art director for the magazine, Ray Gun. He has done design for Microsoft, Ray Ban, NBC, MTV, Armando, Pepsi Cola, and many more.

Rick Poynor:  Poynor is a British writer on design. He founded Eye magazine and edited for it for several years. Poynor contributes design history and cultural criticism into his writing. He documents and discusses design movements and analyses designer's work. 

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