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Helvetica and New York subways
- bioinformatics 16y agoVery nice article, good overview of the planning and design process.
- kingsidharth 16y agoThis is what a designer's true work is! Solve a problem - bring clarity and form to chaos. While the problem "too simple" was a UX thing. World of designers need more examples like this, especially in web and User Interface designs - where they think "Photoshop Magic" or "detailed icon sets" are the key and not solving the problem.
- mansr 16y agoThere something ironic about the web page using Arial as main font.
- g0atbutt 16y agoIf you're not a designer, this will clue you in to the joke: http://www.specialops.co.nz/blog/arial-vs-helvetica/ http://www.specialops.co.nz/blog/arial-vs-helvetica/
- zeynel1 16y agoThe nice comparison chart there shows that, for the purposes of signage, the difference is academic. The sign for the G train set in Arial or Helvetica will make no difference for riders. Or "Exit" in Arial or Helvetica... no perceptible difference.
- panacea 16y agoThe unpainted art-deco shiny metal sides of NY subways is probably more iconic/emblematic.
- diiq 16y agoParticularly up in the Bronx, there are still the wonderful serifed mosaics that the author mentions only in passing, and that to me speak more on the enduring New York: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/192331109 http://www.flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/192331109
- bgruber 16y agohere's the original article the book this is a review of is an expansion of: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/the-mostly-true-story-of-helvetica-and-the-new-york-city-subway http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/the-mostly-true-story-of-hel...