So I just bought this great documentary on Amazon. Options

[mipadi]

It's called Helvetica, and it's about the history of the typeface Helvetica. I prefer Helvetica Neue myself, which is why I splash it all over my website, but Helvetica is great, too. I know this documentary is amazing as well, because I've already seen it, and it was good enough for me to fork over $20 for my own copy (and even good enough for me to not pirate it, but actually give the creators some money). On the surface, it's an in-depth look at font of great historical importance, but it's much deeper than that. It's about the interplay of typography, graphic design, and art, and moreover it's about subtlety -- how even a slight change to something like a typeface (or something greater than a typeface) can make all the difference in the world.

Has anyone else seen this documentary?

[brooklyneast05]

i'd for sure be interested in picking this up. i'm reading Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton. i like type. i'm excited to be taking a typography class this semester. maybe they will show this movie and i won't have to buy it. maybe it will be as amazing as you say and i'll be dying to buy it. type is a whole world of it's own though, it's great.


p.s. you better be careful because Gotham is trying to come after Helvetica


look at it creeping up on us

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you might find this post interesting michael