Title: Helvetica (Helvetica)
Release Date: 2007-09-12
IMDB ID: tt0847817
Vote Average: 7.2 (174 votes)
Overview: 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 (Himself), Neville Brody (Himself), David Carson (Himself), Manfred Schulz (Himself), Massimo Vignelli (Himself), Rick Poynor (Himself),
Crew: Gary Hustwit (Director), Luke Geissbühler (Cinematography), Andrew Dreskin (Associate Producer), John Goldsmith (Associate Producer), Michelle Hustwit (Associate Producer), Sharon Hustwit (Associate Producer),
Release Date: 2007-09-12
IMDB ID: tt0847817
Vote Average: 7.2 (174 votes)
Overview: 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 (Himself), Neville Brody (Himself), David Carson (Himself), Manfred Schulz (Himself), Massimo Vignelli (Himself), Rick Poynor (Himself),
Crew: Gary Hustwit (Director), Luke Geissbühler (Cinematography), Andrew Dreskin (Associate Producer), John Goldsmith (Associate Producer), Michelle Hustwit (Associate Producer), Sharon Hustwit (Associate Producer),