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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.

Cast

  • Michael Bierut

  • Neville Brody

  • David Carson

  • Manfred Schulz

  • Massimo Vignelli

  • Rick Poynor

  • Wim Crouwel

  • Matthew Carter

  • Alfred Hoffmann

  • Mike Parker

  • Otmar Hoefer

  • Bruno Steinert

  • Hermann Zapf

  • Leslie Savan

  • Tobias Frere-Jones

  • Jonathan Hoefler

  • Erik Spiekermann

  • Lars Müller

  • Paula Scher

  • Stefan Sagmeister

  • Erwin Brinkers

  • Marieke Stolk

  • Danny van den Dungen

  • Michael C. Place

  • Manuel Krebs

  • Dimitri Bruni

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