Helvetica
- Released on
- Runtime
- 80 mins
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
Cast
- Michael Bierut
- Neville Brody
- David Carson
- Manfred Schulz
- Massimo Vignelli
- Rick Poynor
- Wim Crouwel
- Matthew Carter
- Alfred Hoffmann
- Mike Parker
- Otmar Hoefer
- Bruno Steinert
- Hermann Zapf
- Leslie Savan
- Tobias Frere-Jones
- Jonathan Hoefler
- Erik Spiekermann
- Lars Müller
- Paula Scher
- Stefan Sagmeister
- Erwin Brinkers
- Marieke Stolk
- Danny van den Dungen
- Michael C. Place
- Manuel Krebs
- Dimitri Bruni
Director
- Gary Hustwit
Producers
- Gary Hustwit
