Helvetica (or the similar Arial) is a font which surrounds us in our daily life and is one of the most succesful fonts ever made. Various companies use it for their logo and it’s used extensively in many fields. For something which is so widespread we actually know nothing about it. Should you be interested in its history? How interesting can a documentary about a font be? Continue reading →
Tags: 2007, Alfred Hoffmann, arial, Bruno Steinert, Danny van den Dungen, David Carson, Dimitri Bruni, Documentary, Erik Spiekermann, film, films, font, Gary Hustwit, helvetica, Hermann Zapf, Jonathan Hoefler, justdocumentaries, Lars Müller, Leslie Savan, Manuel Krebs, Massimo Vignelli, Matthew Carter, Michael Bierut, Michael C. Place, Mike Parker, Neville Brody, Otmar Hoefer, Paula Scher, review, Rick Poynor, Stefan Sagmeister, Tobias Frere-Jones, Wim Crouwel
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