Calling all design nerdus, your Star Wars-Office Space-Blade-2001-ish is here. Helvetica is a documentary about "typography, graphic design, and global visual culture" by looking at "the proliferation of one typeface"... cue angelic-industrial noises... HELVETICA. Not only, do you get to learn about the history of this typeface, you learn how it changed how typography is viewed, and the designers it influenced (finally, you get to see on film, wizard nerdi such as Wim Crouwel, Neville Brody, Alfred Hoffmann, Lars Muller, and many others!). This doc doesn't take itself too seriously, so buy with confidence. 80 minutes with an extra 95 minutes of bonus interviews. English and German subtitles.

reviewed by the mgmnt