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?

[NoSex]

yeah, i've seen it. it's a pretty decent documentary with a cast of colorful characters in interview. &, of course, it's best in its social parallelism -- the idea that helvetica is a symbol of imperialism, consumerism, etc. is very provocative, very interesting.