Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica will begin screening at film festivals worldwide starting in March, followed by cinema screenings across the US and Europe, and the DVD release. More about the film...
http://helveticafilm.com/
Filmmaker Blog Now Online - Director Gary Hustwit will be posting film updates, outtake footage, pretty photos, and random news items throughout the 2007 screening tour on the Helvetica blog. Read on.
Video Clips Are Up - we've uploaded a few Quicktime videos from Helvetica on the Clips page. It's tough to get the feel for a 85-minute feature film in a few minutes, but hopefully these will give you a taste. We've put up a snippet of our interview with Dutch design legend Wim Crouwel, a beautiful piece of footage from the streets of Berlin that segues into part of Erik Spiekermann's profile, a few minutes with Amsterdam designers Experimental Jetset, and a clip featuring Neville Brody and Rick Poynor discussing type's subliminal influence.
Lights, Camera, Helvetica. Steven Heller interviews director Gary Hustwit about the film for AIGA Voice.
