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 it's 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.
Director: Gary Hustwit
Producer: Gary Hustwit
Actor: Erik Spiekermann
Actor: Hermann Zapf
Actor: Matthew Carter
Actor: Rick Poynor
Actor: Massimo Vignelli
Actor: Wim Crouwel
Actor: Manfred Schulz
Actor: Alfred Hoffmann
Actor: Bruno Steinert
Actor: David Carson
Actor: Jonathan Hoefler
Actor: Leslie Savan
Actor: Michael Bierut
Actor: Michael C. Place
Actor: Mike Parker
Actor: Neville Brody
Actor: Norm
Actor: Otmar Hoefer
Actor: Paula Scher
Actor: Stefan Sagmeister
Actor: Tobias Frere-Jones