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Helvetica

2007 · 80 min

A calm, thoughtful tour through design history and urban life, with articulate talking heads and visual montages that invite you to see the everyday differently.

Directed by
Gary Hustwit
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Bierut, Neville Brody, David Carson
Tagline
Typography, Graphic Design and Global Visual Culture
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.

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Directed by
Gary Hustwit
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Bierut, Neville Brody, David Carson
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  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
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  • art
  • identity
  • media
  • work
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Humour3
Realism9
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Darkness1
Complexity4
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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
80 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, German

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