Category Archives: Helvetica

I watched Helvetica much earlier in the semester, in fact the week we were supposed to write on it, but never actually did so. Now that I have realized the error in my ways, I’m actually glad to have gone … Continue reading →

It’s weird to think that a film about a typeface could be both engaging and life changing, but Helvetica proves to be just that. Most importantly, you learn that there is a whole industry of people who take Helvetica very … Continue reading →

Typefaces have always fascinated me. I have been using fonts quite regularly, especially when designing and in publishing works since more than two decades.  Thus I have been collecting and installing them on my computer since many years. But I … Continue reading →

In watching the documentary, Helvetica, three main things stuck out.  The first of these that stuck out was the passion the typographers have about Helvetica.  Each and every single typographer that appears in the film shares a passion about typography … Continue reading →

I’ve seen this documentary probably five or six times at this point, but there’s always something new to get out of it.  Despite the expectation that we may have going into the movie, it’s really not about a typeface, or … Continue reading →

Each day we are bombarded with messages, from the time we wake up in the morning, throughout our daily routines, on the street, in the car, at home with our families, in the grocery store, and by then end of … Continue reading →

Until recently typefaces when largely unnoticed to me. While I always had a passion for design and layout I never really took the time to understand and appreciate the small nuances of different typefaces. However since watching this movie and … Continue reading →

I found myself a little annoyed with myself while watching “Helvetica”.  While its history is fascinating and full of anecdotes told my many, I couldn’t get over for a large portion of the film that I was possibly seeing Helvetica … Continue reading →

Going into this, I really didn’t know how one typeface could support an hour and twenty minute long documentary.  Though it wasn’t the most enthralling 80 minutes of my life, I appreciated how the director used this one typeface to … Continue reading →

I have come away from this documentary with a new found appreciation for this font, I never spent much time acknowledging its existence, however my thoughts have changed. I watched Helvetica twice, the first time I got the superficial idea … Continue reading →