Helvetica: The little typeface that leaves a big mark

Helvetica plays such an important part in our lives that the Museum of Modern Art in New York is celebrating its 50th anniversary by acquiring a set of the original lead type, making it the first typeface to become part of the museum's collection. MoMA is also opening a "50 Years of Helvetica" exhibition on Friday. And Helvetica is the subject of a feature documentary, which premiered last month at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
Danny van den Dungen of Experimental Jetset, the Dutch graphic design team said "When something is constructed as well as Helvetica, it should last for a couple of hundred years, just like great architecture."
from www.iht.com