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Helvetica

A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

Director

Gary Hustwit

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Genre

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Production

Swiss Dots,Veer

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.hustwit.com/helvetica

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Design Trilogy: Helvetica, Objectified

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And certain things shouldn't be messed with you know - Helvetica

And certain things shouldn't be messed with you know

There are people that think that type should be expressive - Helvetica

There are people that think that type should be expressive

You can say l love you in Helvetica - Helvetica

You can say l love you in Helvetica

But always along the lines of the grid - Helvetica

But always along the lines of the grid

The meaning is in the content of the text not in the typeface - Helvetica

The meaning is in the content of the text not in the...

Here are the first trials of Neue Haas Grotesk - Helvetica

Here are the first trials of Neue Haas Grotesk

When you talk about the design of Haas Neue Grotesk or Helvetica - Helvetica

When you talk about the design of Haas Neue Grotesk or...

The marketing director at Stempel had the idea to give it a better name - Helvetica

The marketing director at Stempel had the idea to give it a...

And Helvetica maybe says everything - Helvetica

And Helvetica maybe says everything

The sort of classical modernist line on - Helvetica

The sort of classical modernist line on

L'm obviously a typomaniac which is an incurable if not mortal disease - Helvetica

L'm obviously a typomaniac which is an incurable if not...

L'm obviously a typomaniac which is an incurable if not mortal disease - Helvetica

L'm obviously a typomaniac which is an incurable if not...

L'm very much a word person - Helvetica

L'm very much a word person

A real typeface needs rhythm needs contrast it comes from handwriting - Helvetica

A real typeface needs rhythm needs contrast it comes from...

You know it's just there There's no choice - Helvetica

You know it's just there There's no choice

L mean everybody puts their history into their work - Helvetica

L mean everybody puts their history into their work

Maybe the feeling you have when you see a particular typographic choices used on a piece of packaging - Helvetica

Maybe the feeling you have when you see a particular...

Helvetica has almost like a perfect balance of push and pull in its letters - Helvetica

Helvetica has almost like a perfect balance of push and pull...

And l think l'm right calling Helvetica the perfume of the city - Helvetica

And l think l'm right calling Helvetica the perfume of...

L had no formal training in the field - Helvetica

L had no formal training in the field

Lt's very hard to do the more subjective interpretive stuff well - Helvetica

Lt's very hard to do the more subjective interpretive...

Don't confuse legibility with communication - Helvetica

Don't confuse legibility with communication

There's a very thin line between simple and clean and powerful - Helvetica

There's a very thin line between simple and clean and...

You are always child of your time and you cannot step out of that - Helvetica

You are always child of your time and you cannot step out of...

You care about the clothing you're wearing as an expression of who you are - Helvetica

You care about the clothing you're wearing as an...

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A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Gary Hustwit

Writer: N/A

Production: Swiss Dots,Veer

Genre: documentary

Year: 2007

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Sep 2007

Awards: 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.hustwit.com/helvetica

Design Trilogy: Helvetica, Objectified

Also watch: Objectified, Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids, Anvil, Shirley, Wolf Warrior, Religulous, Charlie Bartlett, Man on Wire, Zelig, Searching for Sugar Man, Alpha Dog, Maverick, A Prophet, White Boy Rick