This was another film screening that I was introduced to from the director of Urbanized, Gary Hutzwit. This documentary was based round the font Helvetica, insulated by the title. The film was released on the 50th anniversary of the typeface Helvetica, talking about the process font has developed throughout history.
I also learnt the the reason why we have uppercase and lower case letter was because back during the printing press we had two cases both separating the two types of letters. These letters were stored on in a uppercase and a lower case. This directly impacted the deign of the keyboard and which is why we use the term upper and lower case to distinguish the different between capital letters.
This film talked to some of the most influential designers based round type, one of which I knew called Neville Brody. Brody is one of the most iconic typeface creators in the world, producing in my opinion some of the most inspirational works in recent years.
Overall I really enjoyed the film as I myself like the art of type and knowing more about its history, made me appreciate it all the more.
