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By Max Miedinger with art direction by Eduard Hoffmann at Haas. Design began in 1956 and first shown as Neue Haas Grotesk in 1957. Revised and released for the Linotype as Helvetica in 1959. [Kupferschmid]

Foundries

Linotype

Designers

Release Date

1959

Sources

Helvetica in use

Ian Curtis’ headstone2008

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Per Amore movie posters and score1976

unknown

Contributed by Quentin Schmerber

<cite>Per Amore</cite> movie posters and score

Cook-In: A Beginner’s Guide to the Fun of Cooking by Kathleen Dunning Fisher1969

Loretta Trezzo

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Cook-In: A Beginner’s Guide to the Fun of Cooking </cite>by Kathleen Dunning Fisher

Sponsor

Pubblicità in Italia, 1968–691969

Franco Grignani

Contributed by Marcus Leis Allion

Butterflies Are Free movie posters1972

unknown

Contributed by Ivan Schneider

Savages — Silence Yourself 2013

Antoine Carlier

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

John Creasey paperbacks, Lancer Books1967

unknown

Contributed by Bianca Berning

Staff Pick

Birds by George B. Stevenson, book cover1969

Contributed by Bianca Berning

<cite>Birds</cite> by George B. Stevenson, book cover

Ain’t it Funky by James Brown1969

Contributed by Rob Hudson

<cite>Ain’t it Funky</cite> by James Brown

Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonaldc. 1979

Robert McGinnis

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Snellen (Type) Chart

Bruno Ponceano

Contributed by Bruno Ponceano

The Change to Metric, Barbour Index leafletc. 1970

Ken Garland & Associates

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Pentagram Remixed at Ningbo Design Biennial2013

Pentagram
Natasha Jen

Contributed by Kenneth Ormandy

One-Trick Pony album art and movie poster1980

Alan Peckolick
Lubalin, Peckolick Associates

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

Environments, a Totally New Concept in Stereo Sound1969

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Environments, a Totally New Concept in Stereo Sound</cite>

Songs Of The Humpback Whale1970

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Songs Of The Humpback Whale</cite>

DEC Wordsystem 1001975

Contributed by Jason Timmons

Good Old Country & Western Songsc. 1970

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Good Old Country & Western Songs</cite>

Twin Peaks Gazette memoraphilia1991

unknown

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Twin Peaks Gazette</cite> memoraphilia

Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights2002

Sean McCabe

Contributed by George Olsen

Interpol – <cite>Turn on the Bright Lights</cite>

LCD Soundsystem – Call The Police / American Dream (digital demo)2017

Contributed by George Olsen

LCD Soundsystem – <cite>Call The Police / American Dream </cite>(digital demo)

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited1965

Daniel Kramer

Contributed by George Olsen

Bob Dylan – <cite>Highway 61 Revisited</cite>

Foday Musa Suso — Kora Music from the Gambia1978

Ronald Clyne

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Foday Musa Suso — <cite>Kora Music from the Gambia</cite>

Staff Pick

Vikings de la Guadeloupe – Dégagez Payez Impots1977

Daniël

Contributed by Quentin Schmerber

Vikings de la Guadeloupe – <cite>Dégagez Payez Impots</cite>

Heroes by Joe McGinniss1976

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Advertisements for Architecture1976

Bernard Tschumi

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Advertisements for Architecture</cite>

Canise2017

Twistudio

Contributed by Vanille Twistudio

Rod Stewart – Smiler1974

Marcus Keef

Contributed by Stephen Coles

The Urban District Lover / The Trouble With Harry by Jack Trevor Story1969

Penguin Books
Alan Aldridge

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Podstawy antybiotykoterapiic. 1974

Wydawnictwo katalogów i cenników

Contributed by Florian Runge

<cite>Podstawy antybiotykoterapii</cite>

Fuet magazine #42017

Córdova Canillas

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

Staff Pick

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron1970

Lou Queralt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

I Fell In Love With a Prostitute by Jasper Williamsc. 1983

Contributed by Mark Butchko

<cite>I Fell In Love With a Prostitute</cite> by Jasper Williams

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized1997

Farrow Design

Contributed by Love Lagerkvist

<cite>Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space </cite>by Spiritualized

Staff Pick

White Girl movie graphics2016

CHIPS

Contributed by Gareth Hague

Staff Pick

BrightEN Education2016

Art Fox Studio

Contributed by Art Fox Studio

Unless Peace Comes1968

Contributed by Chris Purcell

Freilauf wines2016

Size

Contributed by Marko Cvijetic

CBS News website, 2017c. 2017

Contributed by Didier Moët

SNK Neo Geo “NEO-IC8” Memory Card1991

Contributed by Alexander Schuetz

“About the Typefaces Not Used in This Edition” — Jonathan Safran Froer, The Guardian2002

David Hillman

Contributed by Blythwood

“About the Typefaces Not Used in This Edition” — Jonathan Safran Froer, <cite>The Guardian</cite>

Electron, Maassluis logo sticker

Contributed by Hylbrand-Jan Hibma

rororo Studium book seriesc. 1973

Werner Rebhuhn

Photo(s) on Flickr.

Play It Again, Sam Japan film poster1972

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Play It Again, Sam</cite> Japan film poster

Magno Sound & Video and Magno Video logosc. 1985

unknown

Contributed by Ian Lanius

Magno Sound & Video and Magno Video logos

Tops market deli bag

Contributed by Amy Papaelias

Texaco logo (1981–present)1981

Anspach Grossman Portugal
Kenneth D. Love
Richard Felton

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Ting soda cansc. 1970

Contributed by Nick Sherman

“welkom, welcome, benvenuto, willkommen, velkom, dobro dosjlie” — poster for De Bijenkorfc. 1969

Total Design
Ben Bos

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

“Dick Bruna” poster2000

Anthon Beeke

Contributed by Stéphane Darricau

Humpty Dumpty Brewery2016

Alexander Yaguza

Contributed by Soimadou Ibrahim-Aliamane

Dodge Charger ad 19701970

Contributed by font astique

Western Union Mailgram1985

Contributed by Ian Lanius

Escape from New York movie posters1981

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Monster Tales (1973) & Horror Tales (1974)1973

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

<cite>Monster Tales</cite> (1973) & <cite>Horror Tales</cite> (1974)

Science Fiction Tales (1973) & More Science Fiction Tales (1974)1973

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

New Penguin Shakespeare1967

Penguin Books
David Gentleman
Hans Schmoller

Contributed by Blythwood

Hopscotch, Julio Cortázar2013

Peter Mendelsund

Contributed by Tânia Raposo

Disneyland America on Parade program1976

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Disneyland <cite>America on Parade</cite> program

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Helvetica in use

Ian Curtis’ headstone2008

Per Amore movie posters and score1976

Cook-In: A Beginner’s Guide to the Fun of Cooking by Kathleen Dunning Fisher1969

Pubblicità in Italia, 1968–691969

Butterflies Are Free movie posters1972

Savages — Silence Yourself 2013

John Creasey paperbacks, Lancer Books1967

Birds by George B. Stevenson, book cover1969

Ain’t it Funky by James Brown1969

Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonaldc. 1979

Snellen (Type) Chart

The Change to Metric, Barbour Index leafletc. 1970

Pentagram Remixed at Ningbo Design Biennial2013

One-Trick Pony album art and movie poster1980

Environments, a Totally New Concept in Stereo Sound1969

Songs Of The Humpback Whale1970

DEC Wordsystem 1001975

Good Old Country & Western Songsc. 1970

Twin Peaks Gazette memoraphilia1991

Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights2002

LCD Soundsystem – Call The Police / American Dream (digital demo)2017

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited1965

Foday Musa Suso — Kora Music from the Gambia1978

Vikings de la Guadeloupe – Dégagez Payez Impots1977

Heroes by Joe McGinniss1976

Advertisements for Architecture1976

Canise2017

Rod Stewart – Smiler1974

The Urban District Lover / The Trouble With Harry by Jack Trevor Story1969

Podstawy antybiotykoterapiic. 1974

Fuet magazine #42017

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron1970

I Fell In Love With a Prostitute by Jasper Williamsc. 1983

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized1997

White Girl movie graphics2016

BrightEN Education2016

Unless Peace Comes1968

Freilauf wines2016

CBS News website, 2017c. 2017

SNK Neo Geo “NEO-IC8” Memory Card1991

“About the Typefaces Not Used in This Edition” — Jonathan Safran Froer, The Guardian2002

Electron, Maassluis logo sticker

rororo Studium book seriesc. 1973

Play It Again, Sam Japan film poster1972

Magno Sound & Video and Magno Video logosc. 1985

Tops market deli bag

Texaco logo (1981–present)1981

Ting soda cansc. 1970

“welkom, welcome, benvenuto, willkommen, velkom, dobro dosjlie” — poster for De Bijenkorfc. 1969

“Dick Bruna” poster2000

Humpty Dumpty Brewery2016

Dodge Charger ad 19701970

Western Union Mailgram1985

Escape from New York movie posters1981

Monster Tales (1973) & Horror Tales (1974)1973

Science Fiction Tales (1973) & More Science Fiction Tales (1974)1973

New Penguin Shakespeare1967

Hopscotch, Julio Cortázar2013

Disneyland America on Parade program1976