Review of Helvetica (2007) by Jordan S — 03 Jan 2012

A triumph to make something apparently so mundane, interesting, a great documentary!

This review of Helvetica (2007) was written by Jordan S on 03 Jan 2012.

Helvetica has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jim S (927) on 29 May 2011

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By Jonathan S (1,990) on 30 Nov 2011

Helvetica is mostly beautiful, insightful, fascinating, and deeply inspiring film journalism whose flame regrettably starts to burn down around…

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By Matt R (1,999) on 25 Nov 2011

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By Hannah H (294) on 31 Oct 2011

Fantastic documentary...a great exploration not only of the famous font, but of typefaces in general and how we interact with them…

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