Helvetica A to Z

Mike Rankin

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In recent years, Helvetica’s ascension to celebrity font status has been fueled by books, blogs, videos, and much love from designers of all stripes. It’s been said that Helvetica is like air, so ubiquitous that you literally can’t avoid it in your daily travels. Equally loved by corporate CEOs and skinny-jeaned hipsters, no other typeface has inspired such creativity (and commercialism) as Helvetica.

So let’s take a look at Helvetica’s influence from A to Z.

A is for ARIAL
which ain’t Helvetica

B is for BIKE
if you’re the cycling type

C IS FOR COOKIE CUTTERS
for tasteful typography

D is for DROID
from a grotesk far, far away

E is for EGGS
but which came first, the serif or the sans?

F is for FILM
Helvetica’s ready for it’s close-up

G is for GAME
where you go directly to jail for bad kerning

H is for HANGERS
to hang all your Helvetica gear on

I is for INK
though not the kind you put on paper

J is for JEWELRY
when you need to bring the bling

K is for KIDS WALL ART
cuz you can’t start them too young

L is for LEGGINGS
sans for gams

M is for MUG
to caffeinate your creativity

N is for NAIL ART
to keep your fonts at your fingertips

O is for ORIGAMI
your enthusiasm is sure to in-crease

P is for PLAYING CARDS
see these, and you’ll raise a smile

Q is for QUILT
aka sewn sans

R is for ROBOT
because they will eventually be our masters

S is for SCARF
can warm your neck with hot type?

T is for TRUCKER’S CAP
in case you ever run into Ashton Kutcher

U is for UNDERGROUND
as in the subway

V is for VEST
when you’re feeling extra bold

W is for WALL CLOCK
with a timeless typeface

X is for XMAS CARD
trust me, yule love it

Y is for YTMND
because you’re the man now, dog

Z is for ZIPPERED HOODIES
so you can one up all those kids with their trucker’s caps