Re: WSJ article on Helvetica

Subject: Re: WSJ article on Helvetica
From: Steve Schwarzman <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>
To: Dennis Johnson <dadwrite -at- prodigy -dot- net>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:54:16 -0400

It's also an interesting read on failed implementations that then needed to
get fixed; while the article is ostensibly about the font, its
just-under-the-surface point is really about user interfaces in a broader
sense.

Steve Schwarzman

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Dennis Johnson <dadwrite -at- prodigy -dot- net>wrote:

> For you font-fondlers out there, an article on Helvetica; a book review on
> it in the New York City subsway system:
>
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703858404576214492061190946.html
> OR http://tinyurl.com/4l5hqjw
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