Helvetica and the Uber-Meta Hipster
I remember reading an article in Harper’s a few years ago by the guy who invented the concept of the flash-mob, where a bunch of jack-asses would all get together at some predetermined time and place just to undertake some nonsensical and random act, then quickly disperse. Anyway, as best I can remember the guy made the argument that the hipster generation decides that things are cool, despite their overwhelming lack of substance, basically just because. In other words, hipsters value trends more because they have momentum rather than because they actually originated from somewhere cool. This is a rather long introduction to ask the question, “What the fuck is the deal with Helvetica, and who really cares about a typeface?” I would like to go on record and say, that if you are not a graphic designer and own a Helvetica t-shirt, you should really sit down with yourself and think about how that happened and what it says about your identity.
Follow the jump to see some of these shirts, so you can show the world just how Meta you are. Also, a nod to Karl at Tcritic who has posted on this topic before.
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