Remember when we asked you if you’re ready to score some sweet, sweet cash? How we’re prepared to hand over $1,000 toward next year’s tuition? And how all you have to do is head on over to the official scholarship application page for a chance to win? Yeah. That was like…two months ago. Either you’re bathing in Benjamins and don’t need a scholarship, or you’ve forgotten that the deadline is looming – as in YOU’VE GOT TWO WEEKS TO GET IT TOGETHER. C’mon now. It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s FREE. (Trust us: you’ll search in vain for the rest [...]

Don’t tell anyone, but we’ve just extended our 60th anniversary sale another two days. That means you can continue to take advantage of our lowest prices of the year – just $19.57 for select Tts and tanks – until 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 30! (Our union contract with Swiss Font Nerds Local #473 goes into effect at midnight.) Seriously, folks, if you’ve been waiting for the right time to take your wardrobe to the next level, well…this is it. 48 hours. $19.57. The more you spend, the more you save. Get shopping! Want the latest Hh news delivered straight to [...]

Did you know that there are only 187 shopping days left till Christmas? Don’t worry. We got you. The good news is there’s still one week left in our 60th anniversary sale! Which means you can outfit the entire family at a steep, steep discount. With select Tts and tanks at only $19.57, even those on your naughty list can look forward to that Most Wonderful Time of the Year. And while you’re at it, get yourself something…real nice. Like a set of notecards, or a monthly coffee subscription. After all, you’ve just finished your Christmas shopping in June. You’ve [...]

June 1957. Graphic 57 trade fair, Lausanne, Switzerland. All along the Montreux Riviera the linden trees are in bloom, their bright, lemony fragrance thick in the air like the sweetest perfume – until evening, when the gentle southerly winds, fresh off of Lake Geneva, wash the city clean. Over the course of the two-week event, nearly a quarter of a million visitors walk through the exhibit hall, taking in the work of type foundries and graphic designers and commercial artists and printers. Some look for inspiration, some for trends. What they get instead is a front-row seat to history. For [...]

Hey designers! Who’s ready to score some sweet, sweet cash? If you’re an incoming second-year graphic design student at Spokane Falls Community College – which of course you are, because we don’t send these emails to just anyone – then you’re already eligible for the Helveticahaus design scholarship! All that’s left to do is head on over to the official scholarship application page. What’s in it for you, you ask? Only $1,000 toward next year’s tuition, that’s all. Let’s do the math: Assuming you work 20 hours a week at a minimum-wage job, you’re taking home less than $200 a [...]

You’ve waited. Put it off to the last possible minute. Procrastinated so hard that you’re almost to the point of having to finish your Christmas shopping at 7-11. Hope your nephew likes Maple Pancake Sausage Rollers. We’re not here to judge. We’re here to help. No matter who’s on your list this year, we have the perfect gift at the perfect price – like our brand-new canvas cross-body tote, the season’s must-have accessory for your hot yoga class. And did you know that every penny of your purchase goes to fund scholarships for local design students? With Helveticahaus, you’re not [...]

It’s official: We can talk about the holidays now. And whichever one you and yours are planning to celebrate, we’ve got you covered. No, seriously. Got a Buddhist cousin celebrating Bodhi Day on December 8? Be sure to quote the Karaniya Metta Sutta – “radiate boundless love toward the entire world” – when you send her this. Worried about the Hanukkah candles making a mess? Protect your furniture with a set of these. Not exactly looking forward to the “airing of grievances” this coming Festivus? Wearing one of these babies will shut your cranky uncle down. And keep in mind [...]

If you’ve ever come to the Helveticahaus online shop and just couldn’t make up your mind…well, we’re afraid we have some bad news for you. The selection just got bigger. Five brand-new T-shirt designs have just been added to our inventory.  Which means that, with twelve originals, one student design, and three in our artist series, we’re now offering twenty-one unique, Helvetica-inspired graphic Tts! (We thought about adding more, but 21 is a Fibonacci number,* and our proprietors are very particular about maintaining some semblance of order and control in this chaotic world of ours. Even if it’s only temporary.) [...]

Just in time for the holidays, we teamed up with Spokane cartoonist, chess champion, and all-around nice guy David Rowles on a series of four exquisitely produced notecards, each of which features a unique Helvetica-inspired cartoon. They’re fun, they’re witty, they’re perfect for every occasion – and for every person you know. Like that impossible-to-please typophile who thinks the world would be a much better place if street signs were more appropriately kerned. Or that guy in accounting who thinks “sans serif” is a font. Heck – even your mom, who still has no idea what you do for a [...]

First, there was Artist Series no. 1: Don Baker’s whimsical take on communication as multigenerational nourishment. Then it was Greg Holly’s inspired homage to Alexander Rodchenko and Herbert Matter in Artist Series no. 2. You’ve probably been wondering how we could possibly keep this thing going. We’re pleased to put those fears to rest with Artist Series no. 3: Irreducible simplicity as expressed by graphic designer, cartoonist, comic book illustrator, and creative director Sherwin Schwartzrock. His take on our favorite font is like nothing we’ve ever done – and it’s available right now in the Helveticahaus store. Wait…why are you [...]