Helvetica
Being the type geek that I am, I’ve been anticipating the release of Helvetica. There are a few screenings near here: Troy, NY and Montreal, PQ. Anyone interested in a road trip?
Here’s a clip with Neville Brody (one of my favorite designers) and Rick Poynor:
And one with Erik Spiekermann with a lovely Berlin montage:
I’m obviously a typomaniac. Which is an incurable, if not mortal, disease… I just like looking at type, they are my friends… other people look at bottles of wine or girls’ bottoms, I get kicks out of looking at type.
More clips: Experimental Jetset and Wim Crouwel