Helvetica (other)
Helvetica is a typeface developed in 1957. It can also refer to: * ''Helvetica'' (film), a documentary about the typeface *Helvetic Republic, a Swiss state existing from 1798 to 1803 *Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland See also * Helvetic (other) *Helvetia (other) *Switzerland in the Roman era The territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire for a period of about six centuries, beginning with the step-by-step conquest of the area by Roman armies from the 2nd century BC and ending with the Fall of the Wes ...

Helvetica
Helvetica (originally Neue Haas Grotesk) is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann. Helvetica is a neo-grotesque design, one influenced by the famous 19th century (1890s) typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs. Its use became a hallmark of the International Typographic Style that emerged from the work of Swiss designers in the 1950s and '60s, becoming one of the most popular typefaces of the mid-20th century. Over the years, a wide range of variants have been released in different weights, widths, and sizes, as well as matching designs for a range of non-Latin alphabets. Notable features of Helvetica as originally designed include a high x-height, the termination of strokes on horizontal or vertical lines and an unusually tight spacing between letters, which combine to give it a dense, solid appearance. Developed by the ''Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei'' (Haas Type Foundry) of Münchenst ...
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Helvetica (film)
''Helvetica'' is a 2007 American independent feature-length documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the eponymous typeface. Directed by Gary Hustwit, it was released in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the typeface's introduction in 1957 and is considered the first of the Design Trilogy by the director. Synopsis ''Helvetica'' is a documentary that interviews many graphic designers involved in the history or modern usage of the Helvetica typeface. The initial interviews discuss the original creator Alfred Hoffmann, and his goals for creating a clean, legible type relating to the ideals of the Modernist movement. Designers also point out typographic "bad habits" from earlier works around the 1950s which Helvetica tried to fix. For example, illegible hand-made lettering and cramped cursive. Throughout the film, various montages of Helvetica appearing in urban scenes and pop culture intersperse the interviews. Later, other interviewers point ...
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Helvetic Republic
The Helvetic Republic (, , ) was a sister republic of France that existed between 1798 and 1803, during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was created following the French invasion and the consequent dissolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy, marking the end of the ''ancien régime'' in Switzerland. Throughout its existence, the republic incorporated most of the territory of modern Switzerland, excluding the cantons of Geneva and Neuchâtel and the old Prince-Bishopric of Basel. The Swiss Confederacy, which until then had consisted of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance (and ruling over subject territories such as Vaud), was invaded by the French Revolutionary Army and turned into an ally known as the "Helvetic Republic". The interference with localism and traditional liberties was deeply resented, although some modernizing reforms took place. Resistance was strongest in the more traditional Catholic cantons, with armed uprisings breaking out in spring 1 ...
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ...
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Helvetic (other)
Helvetic may refer to: *Helvetii, Celtic tribes inhabiting this region during the Roman Empire *Helvetic Republic, the precursor of the state of Switzerland *Helvetic (geology), a geologic zone in the Alps * Helvetic Airways, a Swiss airline See also *Helvetia (other) *Helvetica (other) *Helvete (other) can refer to: *, the Swedish and Norwegian word for hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after deat ...

Helvetia (other)
Helvetia is the female personification of Switzerland. Helvetia may also refer to: * 113390 Helvetia, an asteroid *Helvetia (band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington *Helvetia Insurance, a Swiss insurance company * ''Helvetia'' (magazine), periodical for Swiss Occidentalists * ''Helvetia'' (ship, 1875), a paddle steamer that operated on Lake Zurich from 1875 to 1958 * ''Helvetia'' (ship, 1964), a motor vessel that has operated on Lake Zurich since 1964 * ''Helvetia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders * ''Helvetia'' (train), an express train formerly operated between Germany and Switzerland *Helvetia, Arizona, a ghost town * Helvetia, New Zealand, a location/hamlet near Pukekohe, New Zealand *Helvetia, Oregon *Helvetia, West Virginia *Helvetia, Wisconsin *, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 *Helvetia, the fictional country that the 2010 anime ''Sound of the Sky'' is set in *Helvetia Tinde, the highest peak in Peary Land, North Greenland See al ...
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