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The Helvetica HegemonyHow an unassuming font took over the world.

By Mia FinemanPosted Friday, May 25, 2007, at 7:38 AM ET

Click to view a slide show.Click here to read a slide-show essay about Helvetica and the art of the font.

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Mia Fineman is a writer and curator in New York.
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