(Picture taken by Tobias Frere-Jones and borrowed from Helvetica Film Blog, usual stuff applies)
Apparently there is a café in Melbourne called Helvetica. Nice eh? Taken from the brand new blog of the notorious film.
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Yeah, great. Pitty about the dodgy kerning, though. And why have they tampered with the t?
Posted by: davidthedesigner | Jan 17, 2007 at 11:31
"And why have they tampered with the t?"
I guess they thought they'd create their own typeface and call it Helvetica.
I reckon the man and woman in the photo are married.
Posted by: David Airey | Jan 17, 2007 at 12:13
And talking (or not) to each other via their mobiles, no doubt.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | Jan 17, 2007 at 12:16
Hmmm. Why have they tampered with the 't'. Very annoyed by that.
Posted by: Ben | Jan 17, 2007 at 16:45
Call me a spoilsport, but I am so annoyed by this cult of Helvetica (not about the typeface itself) that I am kinda happy for the "T" amputation. Makes it less "cool".
Posted by: Blip | Jan 17, 2007 at 17:33
Blip - you're a spoilsport. We have the disease (though not the tidy desks, obviously) and amputations upset us.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | Jan 17, 2007 at 17:44
Spoke to a Melbourne friend of mine who said "that place is for CBD suit types so wouldn't really hang out there. But did have a coffee with Dave there some time back. He was wearing a suit. I wasn't."
Hope that helps.
Posted by: Lebowski | Jan 18, 2007 at 08:03
It does. Thanks.
Posted by: Ben | Jan 18, 2007 at 09:47
David, it offends me, actually it is a disgrace to our profession that you consider yourself a designer with such a messy table! Next thing you will be using a PC!
Talking about the disease, went to a design exhibition yesterday and it was chock-full of designers in designer garb. Oh God, I hate ourselves.
Posted by: Blip | Jan 18, 2007 at 10:57
I don't wear designer garb - just a black polo neck. Though I do sometimes relax a little and make it a turtle neck.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | Jan 18, 2007 at 11:23
Here I go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blip/361469635/
Please keep in mind that I didn't choose the telemarketer table myself.
Posted by: Blip | Jan 18, 2007 at 11:28
Oh, I see Blip's a PC man. I might have known.
Posted by: davidthedesigner | Jan 18, 2007 at 11:39
Yeah, man, rub it in. My other car is a Porsche.
Posted by: Blip | Jan 18, 2007 at 11:53