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Helvetica (2007)

80 min  -  Documentary   -  12 September 2007 (USA)
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A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

Director:

Gary Hustwit

Stars:

Michael Bierut, Neville Brody and Dimitri Bruni
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Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Bierut Michael Bierut ...
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Neville Brody Neville Brody ...
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Dimitri Bruni Dimitri Bruni
David Carson David Carson ...
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Matthew Carter Matthew Carter ...
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Wim Crouwel Wim Crouwel ...
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Tobias Frere-Jones Tobias Frere-Jones ...
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Otmar Hoefer Otmar Hoefer ...
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Jonathan Hoefler Jonathan Hoefler ...
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Alfred Hoffmann Alfred Hoffmann ...
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Manuel Krebs Manuel Krebs ...
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Lars Müller Lars Müller ...
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Mike Parker Mike Parker ...
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Michael C. Place Michael C. Place ...
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Rick Poynor Rick Poynor ...
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A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

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Typography | Design | Graphic Design | Art | Designer  | See more »

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$16,614 (USA) (18 September 2007) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$204,000 (USA) (1 June 2008)
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Company Credits

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Veer, Swiss Dots See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Quotes

[first lines]
Rick Poynor: Type is saying things to us all the time. Typefaces express a mood, an atmosphere. They give words a certain coloring.
Michael Bierut: Everywhere you look you see typefaces. But there's one you probably see more than any other one, and that's Helvetica. You know, there it is, and it seems to come from no where. You know, it seems like air? It seems like gravity?
Jonathan Hoefler: And it's hard to evaluate it. It's like being asked what you think about off-white paint. It's just... it's just there. And it's hard to get your head around, it's that big.
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Connections

Version of "Imagine: Helvetica (#10.3)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"My Only Swerving"
Written and Performed by El Ten Eleven
Vopar Music/Go Champale Music
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