Review of Helvetica (2007) by Alan N — 24 Feb 2008

Seriously awesome... For your inner design wonk.

This review of Helvetica (2007) was written by Alan N on 24 Feb 2008.

Helvetica has generally received positive reviews.

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Accomplishes the rare feat of finding the universal in the specific. One of my favorite documentaries of all time…

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By Shon C (13) on 28 Jan 2013

Finally got around to seeing this. Mad respect to design people. I could never do what you do. Helvetica for life…

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By Jared F (348) on 13 Apr 2012

BORING. I feel like this was some sort of joke on the audience. Let's see if an audience will watch paint dry next…

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By Wayan T (6) on 27 Apr 2012

If you love design, you're gonna love this movie…

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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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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 Yva S (20) on 26 Jun 2012

It's not just the font, but the beauty of design…

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By Amber T (101) on 04 May 2012

Very interesting documentary about one typeface designed in Switzerland in 1957…

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By John S (2,711) on 06 Apr 2012

Great, simple idea for a Documentary, just maybe not feature length material…

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By Giovanni V (36) on 07 Apr 2013

Pretty good documentary, nice famous designer being interviewed here…

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