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Looking better than many other 50-year-olds, Helvetica enjoys now the pleasures of its own revival. Well, revival although it has never left the scene really. Now it comes back as a film. And it looks like a very inspiring one. I wonder what Mark Kermode will say about it!
Quoting the filmakers, ‘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 its 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.

Erik Spiekermann

Experimental Jetset

Wim Crouwel

Wim Crouwel

Neville Brody & Rick Poynor

Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface

Dave McSavage live at Electric Picnic with introduction from Des and Aidan Bishop.

An incredible project started more than 6 years ago, Noah Kalina takes a picture of himself everyday. 2356 pictures so far.
He always uses the same framing, so his face is centered in the picture. I discovered this via a friend that actually sent me a link to the video Noah put together with all his pics, and that is available at YouTube. I thought it may be a good idea to post it here - It will remind me to keep an eye on his progress over the next years. I also like the soundtrack (kind of Philip Glass).
http://everyday.noahkalina.com

This was made by Pleix last year. Their website is http://pleix.net/films.html
Pleix is a virtual community of digital artists based in Paris. Some are 3D artists, some others are musicians or graphic designers. Created by Produced by Pleix / Blink. Music: Vitalic. PIAS. 2006