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Helvetica was the most noted product of this movement, and Hustwit finds plenty of design historians who claim it as an almost supernaturally clear, simple and direct font: a typeface without political, historical or social bias and therefore suited to convey all kinds of public information--from municipal signs to IRS forms. var id = arc_pathname($(point).attr('href'), true);
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