Helvetica
Helvetica
Overview
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
Crew
Gary Hustwit
Andrew Dreskin
John Goldsmith