Helvetica

Typography, Graphic Design and Global Visual Culture

An independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. An exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, this film offers a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

Official Selection at the SXSW Film Festival. Nominated for the Truer than Fiction Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

"Even viewers who've never given a serif a second thought are in for an exclamation point of joy from such a well-designed doc." - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly