Deze serie duikt in de donkere hoeken van de Zwitserse samenleving en onthult verborgen dreigingen onder de façade van perfectie. Het volgt individuen die verstrikt raken in spannende confrontaties en morele dilemma's, waarbij thema's als identiteit, verraad en de strijd voor gerechtigheid worden verkend. De verhalen zitten vol wendingen die de lezers op het puntje van hun stoel houden, en spelen zich af tegen een onverwachte achtergrond.
"Just as nothing is ordinary in the world of my ordinary life, nothing is standard about Helvetica Standard. The second half of this behind-the-scenes peek at the surreal aesthetic of Keiichi Arawi contains a heavier emphasis on artwork created to tie into nichijou as well as a heart helping of short-format manga, tales and snippets from Arawi's life as a working manga artist, and the identity of the mysterious novelist John Mark Ware is revealed..."--Page [4] of cover
The follow-up to the hit manga series nichijou (and heavily referenced in the artwork of that series), Helvetica Standard is a full-color anthology of Keiichi Arawi’s comic art and design work. Funny and heartwarming, this two-part series is a humorous look at modern day Japanese design in comic form and a deep-dive into the artistic and creative mind of Keiichi Arawi. Part comic, part diary, part art and design book, Helvetica Standard is a deconstruction of the world of nichijou.