The Helvetica Meditations

Typographica has some good images of uses and misuses of that most ubiquitous typeface: Helvetica. More can be found in a little book called Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface found here and reviewed there. I got it at Powell's; it's a gem.

Helvetica was desiged by Max Miedinger in 1956. it quickly became synonimous with the no-nonsense Swiss school of graphic design. In 1983, Linotype Design Studio published an updated version called Neue Helvetica, which retains all the beautiful form and proportion of the original. It can be obtained here for the low sum of $500 (excluding VAT).