Stop Work: Helvetica to the Moon and Back

This is the first in an occasional series where I will look at things that aren’t necessarily connected to the work we do or our home office spaces – they are just interesting. If you come across anything feel free to email it to me – cerentha_harris@hermanmiller.com

So how big would the word “helvetica” have to be if you stretched it between the moon and the earth? In helvetica font, of course. What point size would it be? According to Kottke.org (and @brainpicker) it’s 282.6 billion points. The “h” would be a whopping 44,600 miles tall.

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