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Should you watch Helvetica?

Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Helvetica

Documentary · 2007

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.

The sides of Helvetica

  • One typeface on signs everywhere
  • Designers arguing about fonts
  • City streets full of lettering

Helvetica is good for you if…

  • you like noticing the letters on signs, subway maps and logos.
  • you're curious about the design hiding in plain sight.
  • you enjoy designers arguing passionately about a font.

Helvetica is bad for you if…

  • you want a documentary that follows one person, and this one follows a typeface.
  • you need momentum, and talking heads lose you.

About: design · modernism · everyday life

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