How to Create the Ultimate Editing Workspace

Many of us spend our workdays hunched over our laptop screen—and maybe that seems to be fine? Or is it? We might not give much thought to ergonomics, and it can be easy to put it out of mind. But as we all use computers for a living, our ability to continue typing can make all the difference in whether our livelihood remains within reach.

Conveniently, the typeface Helvetica contains in it a number of handy mnemonics toward workaday ergonomics. And I’ll be going over not only how one can pick out Helvetica from its sans-serif doppelgängers but also how Helvetica’s design throughlines can make many ergonomic guidelines more approachable.

Please note that this meeting is on a Monday rather than PEN’s usual Tuesday.

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