Comments on: Helvetica and the “Ought” of Good Design http://dannyhouk.com/2009/12/helvetica-and-the-ought-of-good-design/ stop and go design Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Danny http://dannyhouk.com/2009/12/helvetica-and-the-ought-of-good-design/#comment-68 Danny Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:57:04 +0000 http://dannyhouk.com/?p=254#comment-68 Robin, Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. Looking forward to reading more of your blog posts as well :) Robin,

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts. Looking forward to reading more of your blog posts as well :)

]]> By: Robin Bastien http://dannyhouk.com/2009/12/helvetica-and-the-ought-of-good-design/#comment-62 Robin Bastien Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:58:45 +0000 http://dannyhouk.com/?p=254#comment-62 Hey Danny, cheers for the blog comment, and this is a great discussion-oriented post. What I enjoyed about the Helvetica documentary apart from the history and legacy of the font-face itself is the fact that they interviewed both supporters and non-supporters of it, so you get a two-sided approach. Personally I think that, like relationships, every font is calling for a layout and the layout is calling for a font. Helvetica is a perfect match over many different mediums - web, print, mobile, and even cookie cutters now. I do think it's a timeless font that has been brought to perfection, although there are times when it's not suitable and other fonts can take the merit. I see design *nearly* as something that is entirely subjective, and a designer chooses to do things for specific reasons, which allows a client to trust their judgment. It's never good to marry specific ideas / design concepts, but take those ideas / concepts into account wherever they work best. Cheers! Hey Danny, cheers for the blog comment, and this is a great discussion-oriented post.

What I enjoyed about the Helvetica documentary apart from the history and legacy of the font-face itself is the fact that they interviewed both supporters and non-supporters of it, so you get a two-sided approach.

Personally I think that, like relationships, every font is calling for a layout and the layout is calling for a font. Helvetica is a perfect match over many different mediums – web, print, mobile, and even cookie cutters now. I do think it’s a timeless font that has been brought to perfection, although there are times when it’s not suitable and other fonts can take the merit.

I see design *nearly* as something that is entirely subjective, and a designer chooses to do things for specific reasons, which allows a client to trust their judgment. It’s never good to marry specific ideas / design concepts, but take those ideas / concepts into account wherever they work best.

Cheers!

]]> By: Danny http://dannyhouk.com/2009/12/helvetica-and-the-ought-of-good-design/#comment-9 Danny Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:54:00 +0000 http://dannyhouk.com/?p=254#comment-9 Thanks... and ditto on looking at design based on context, that's the best approach to critiquing. Thanks… and ditto on looking at design based on context, that’s the best approach to critiquing.

]]> By: Dan Morton http://dannyhouk.com/2009/12/helvetica-and-the-ought-of-good-design/#comment-5 Dan Morton Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:27:01 +0000 http://dannyhouk.com/?p=254#comment-5 Thanks for the mention in this thought-provoking post. I, like you, tend to dismiss the beliefs that fonts should either always be the centerpiece or completely complementary. I tend to take each design on its own merit - the target audience, its usage, what it's trying to accomplish, and most importantly, its message. Thanks for the mention in this thought-provoking post. I, like you, tend to dismiss the beliefs that fonts should either always be the centerpiece or completely complementary. I tend to take each design on its own merit – the target audience, its usage, what it’s trying to accomplish, and most importantly, its message.

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