Sunday, 13 March 2011

Week 11

19th MAY 2011

watched "HELVETICA"

*NOTES

-its everywhere
-train stations, boxes etc.
-typography is white not black & white


"AMERICAN AIRLINES LOGO"


-loves modernism
always interested in CLARITY
clear, readible, interesting
work in the lnies of GRIDS
-creating order is typogrpahy 
-1993 started using computers slowly.




HELVETICA = SWITZERLAND


**ALFRED HOFFMAN says


-father created HELVETICA (Eduord Hoffman)
helvetica interelationship in the negative.
-swiss paid attention of the ball-ground font.


POWER LETTER FORM


Stempe & HAAS foundry now own HELVETICA Linography.
-Name HELVETICA by STEMPLE & HAAS ,, name was changed for AMERICAN MARKET


**ERIK SPEIKERMAN -(designed FUTURA FONT)
-designed the subway sign system.
-he thought it was a good typeface
-ariel is worse than HELVETICA
-it's a default font, never going away.


-perfect balacne of push pull in letters.




**DAVID CARSON
- didnt understand rules of design.
broke all the rules
-"RAY GUN" Magazine .
-Simple + Clean = BORING to him.


neutral/efficient
smoothness
=more acceptable transparent.




EXAMPLES OF EVERYDAY ITEMS< THINGS< STUFF WITH HELVETICA FONT



  • jeep
  • toyota
  • nestle
  • verizon
  • BMW
  • Energizer
  • Oral B
  • JC Penny
  • Fendi
  • Staples
  • Sears
  • SAAB
  • American Apparel
  • Jackass
  • the Beetles
  • Run DMC
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Sesame Street
  • Target
  • U2









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