e-news - Page 6 of 7 - Helveticahaus – Helvetica inspired T-shirts by designers

By Designers, For Designers

We're well into autumn, which means something different to everyone. To some it means changing leaves. To others it means pumpkin spice lattes. But to us, it means the beginning of another school year at Spokane Falls Community College, Eastern Washington University, and North Idaho College. You see, here at Helveticahaus, all of our profits go towards funding scholarships for design students at these three local schools. Every penny you spend goes towards helping a young designer achieve their dreams. But that's not all. Our commitment to working with young designers goes beyond money. Take, for example, our new Hh [...]

November 6th, 2015|sharing Hh love|

Helveticahaus Behind the Scenes

We recently made a music video. It's pretty great. You should go watch it. No really, I'll wait. The video was super fun to make. We teamed up with local production house Mojo Lab and shot the whole thing over the weekend in beautiful downtown Spokane. Here's a look behind the scenes. We woke up super early to catch that beautiful morning light. We're pretty sure it was worth it. Chris and Kevin shoot while CK art directs. Haley was such a trooper. We waited in this alley for a train to pass, then Haley would run [...]

October 27th, 2015|sharing Hh love|

Rake in the Coasters

It’s officially autumn. The leaves are changing, the evenings are cool and crisp, and Helveticahaus coasters are looking better than ever. They’re in good company with a mug of Earl Grey, a hot toddy, or even – God help us – a pumpkin spice latte. These little guys are locally letterpress printed on super soft 100% cotton Cranes Letra paper, perfect for an evening in while contemplating Helvetica’s timeless grace. So put the kettle on, snag a set of coasters, and do fall the modern way. Want the latest Hh news delivered straight to your inbox? Of course you do. [...]

October 27th, 2015|news|

Artist Series No. 2 Type Matters

Introducing our new Artist Series No. 2 Tt. It’s not like anything we've ever done before. Prolific Portland-based graphic designer Greg Holly reaches way back, well before Helvetica was born, pulling inspiration from Constructivist hot-shot Alexander Rodchenko and photomontage genius Herbert Matter to create the latest addition to our Artist Series. It’s new, it’s fresh, and it's totally mod. Printed on our super comfy red Tts, this shirt says, “Hell yeah, I love typography!” We only have a limited number available, so be sure your don’t miss this one-of-a-kind Tt. Want the latest Hh news delivered straight to your inbox? [...]

September 29th, 2015|news|

Helveticahaus Heads Downtown

We’re not really sure how it all started, but the fact remains that we made a music video, and it’s rad. Shot over a weekend in the beautiful city that we call home, Helveticahaus hit the streets, spreading style and dance moves throughout downtown Spokane. And you thought that Macklemore video was cool. The video features all 14 Hh Tts, original music by Kevin Graham, production wizardry by Mojo Lab, animation awesomeness by Digital Itch, and some groovy dance moves (Tanzbewegungen) from Haley Anderson. In short, it’s got it all. Just go watch it already.Want the latest Hh news delivered [...]

September 9th, 2015|news|

Vignelli Inspired, Student Designed

Our region’s colleges turn out some pretty great talent – I mean, look at us – which is why we felt reasonably confident when we turned to SFCC’s first-year graphic design students and asked them to take a whack at designing a Helveticahaus Tt. We saw tons of great concepts, but one in particular kept jumping out at us. In a design that’s clean and precise enough to impress Massimo Vignelli himself, Margeux Kliewer created an homage to the NYC Subway signage system. We call it Hh Train. Unlike the real HH Train – which operated in Brooklyn for only [...]

August 31st, 2015|news|

Swiss National Day Feast – Helveticahaus Style

Today, in honor of Swiss National Day, we feasted. And oh what a feast it was. Linda brought cheese fondu with many dipping options including cute little pickles. Courtney proved to be the avocado champion with some seriously stellar guacamole and possibly the best chips money can buy. As if we would expect anything else from him, Aaron brought some sort of meat cylinders (landjaeger), which were both tasty and difficult to eat. Morgan attempted some traditional August-Weggen rolls, which were actually pretty fetching when topped with tiny Swiss flags. A crowd favorite was clearly Shirlee's spicy, sweet bacon... I [...]

July 31st, 2015|sharing Hh love|

Celebrate with Helvetica

In early August, 1291, representatives from three alpine cantons met in a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne to take an oath of allegiance, an act that later generations would look back on as the founding of Switzerland. Swiss National Day – the celebration of that meeting in the meadow so many years ago – is traditionally celebrated on August 1, but we’re getting started a little early. Now through August 9, we’re having a sale! In celebration of the day that brought us Switzerland, all of our twenty-five dollar Tts are only $19.57 (which is, of course, the birth year [...]

July 27th, 2015|news|

Artist Series No. 1 Tt by Don Baker

Helveticahaus was founded by designers, for designers, and in support of designers. In addition to empowering design students through scholarships, we also like to showcase the renowned talent working throughout our region. The result is our Artist Tt Series, a semi-annual rotation of the best talent the Northwest has to offer. Our first featured artist, Don Baker, has done work for some of the world’s largest brands, from Microsoft to Starbucks to Coca-Cola. His Tt design is Helvetica as you’ve never seen it before: a fresh, playful interpretation of the very definition of Modernism. We’re honored to feature Don’s work, [...]

July 6th, 2015|news|

Roger Federer Meets Helveticahaus

Wie wir alle von unserem Blog über die Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei wissen ist die Schriftart Helvetica in Münchenstein, einem kleinen Ort im schweizer Norden mit einer Bevölkerung von 11.732 Menschen (Das ist weniger als die maximale Kapazität der Spokane Arena). Zusätzlich jedoch zu diesem typographischen Erbe ist Münchenstein ebenso die Heimatstadt vom Tennis Profi Roger Federer. Geboren ist Roger F. in Basel und im Alter von 10 Jahren ist er dann nach Münchenstein gezogen, wo er seine Glanzzeit verbracht hat. Aus diesem Grund war unser Freund Yannick, als er dieses Jahr bei der BNP Paribas Open gearbeitet hat, entschlossen, mit Herrn Federer über die [...]

June 29th, 2015|sharing Hh love|