Helvetica
(2018, original release: 2007)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Film First Corp., 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
3874825
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

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

Originally produced by Film First Corp. in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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