Category Archives: Helvetica

“It’s not damaging or dangerous.” Something about that statement stuck with me after watching “Helvetica.” The arguments for and against this timeless font struck me in many different ways. I typically view myself as being interested in very simple and … Continue reading →

Being a history buff, Helvetica was kinda interesting because I never really cared about the depth of the design of a specific font. Hell I cant ever remember using the font! But this movie pointed something out for me……Its every … Continue reading →

I have never used this font before. I’m not sure why, I guess because I’ve stuck to the more common Arial and Times New Roman fonts that I really liked watching the Helvetica documentary for this assignment.  I had no … Continue reading →

“I’m glad that no one ever asked me to second guess Helvetica, because I wouldn’t know what to do.” -Matthew Carter While I was watching the documentary Helvetica, I found myself comparing the typeface’s ubiquitous nature to the color black. Both … Continue reading →

Okay, I just really enjoyed that guy’s name and wanted to use it somewhere in the title. Allow me to start by saying that, despite its lack of fundamental interview shots and its generally confusing approach to documentary production, I … Continue reading →

Fonts… It brings me back. Reminds me of high school when I was the editor in chief of the yearbook. I still remember what font we used: Futura. We had a big poster on the wall with consistencies regarding font … Continue reading →

This documentary will no doubt make me look at type faces differently.  At the end of this documentary Rick Poynor tries to sum up what this film is truly about.  He says that in today’s society there is a climate … Continue reading →

Well, that  was definitely one of the more unique videos I have ever watched. I have definitely never spent that much time thinking about font type (which may sound odd coming from a former newspaper editor) and it was interesting … Continue reading →