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Type Study – Helvetica

Typography
Poster Design
Graphic Design

A typographic poster exploring Helvetica's form, structure, and versatility — emphasizing clarity, proportion, and hierarchy.

Helvetica type study poster

Client: Personal Type Study

Disciplines: Typography, Poster Design, Graphic Design

Overview

This typographic poster explores the form, structure, and versatility of Helvetica. The composition emphasizes clarity, proportion, and hierarchy while showcasing the functional beauty of the typeface.

Helvetica type specimen layout

Process

Research into Helvetica’s history and applications informed the layout direction. Multiple digital studies tested scale, spacing, and contrast. A preliminary type-shape study further explored negative space and letterform abstraction before finalizing the poster design.

Helvetica letterform process

Type-shape study 1

Type-shape study 2

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