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Helvetica

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 20m
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7.2/10
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Helvetica (2007)
Helvetica is a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
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A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

  • Director
    • Gary Hustwit
  • Stars
    • Manfred Schulz
    • Massimo Vignelli
    • Rick Poynor
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gary Hustwit
    • Stars
      • Manfred Schulz
      • Massimo Vignelli
      • Rick Poynor
    • 37User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Manfred Schulz
    • Self
    Massimo Vignelli
    • Self
    Rick Poynor
    • Self
    Wim Crouwel
    • Self
    Matthew Carter
    • Self
    Alfred Hoffmann
    • Self
    Mike Parker
    • Self
    Otmar Hoefer
    • Self
    Bruno Steinert
    • Self
    Hermann Zapf
    • Self
    Michael Bierut
    • Self
    Leslie Savan
    • Self
    Tobias Frere-Jones
    • Self
    Jonathan Hoefler
    • Self
    Erik Spiekermann
    • Self
    Neville Brody
    • Self
    Lars Müller
    • Self
    Paula Scher
    • Self
    • Director
      • Gary Hustwit
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    • Quotes

      Massimo Vignelli: You can say, "I love you," in Helvetica. And you can say it with Helvetica Extra Light if you want to be really fancy. Or you can say it with the Extra Bold if it's really intensive and passionate, you know, and it might work.

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      Written and Performed by El Ten Eleven

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    8/10
    Type is saying things to us all the time. Typefaces express a mood, an atmosphere. They give words a certain coloring.
    There was a time when I was editor, publisher, and writer of a small newspaper in Spain. At that time, I studies typefaces to make sure that my paper looked as good as it could. In light of that I was interested in this documentary about the most popular typeface designed.

    Helvetica has been around 50 years, and is the "default" type according to Erik Spiekermann, who really gives an exciting discussion of the type.

    Many others chime in on the pros and cons of Helvetica. It is a fascinating journey into design. Exploring where we have been and where we are going in even the simple areas of life helps us understand who we are.
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    • Feb 26, 2009

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гельветика
    • Production companies
      • Veer
      • Swiss Dots
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,680
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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