Monday, September 21, 2009

Helvetica

I found out that Switzerland is officially known as the Swiss Confederation, or Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin. Oh, so that is why Swiss francs are denoted as CHF.

"The Neo-Latin name Confoederatio Helvetica was introduced at the formation of the federal state in 1848. It is derived from the name of the Helvetii, a Celtic tribe living on the Swiss plateau before the Roman era." (Wikipedia)

Helvetica, the clean sans serif font, is named after a Celtic tribe.

I prefer wolverine

Hugh Jackman's opening number at the Oscars®

Sunday, September 20, 2009