Comments on: Nice Chicago Tribune review…

By: Jim Rimmer

Jim Rimmer — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:21:51 +0000

I got my first glimpses of Helvetica in trade journals in the early 60’s. The Mergenthaler Linotype company offered it for sale in text sizes. As art director of a daily paper/commercial printer, I was allowed to order Linotype matrices in two sizes, and since I could not have both the italic and boldface variants on the two-letter mats, I chose the regular weight and the boldface in 10 and 12 point.

We used the new type to great advantage, and later on bought a few display sizes in foundry type.

Of course, I loved the type when I first saw it. Who did not?

It may have suffered here and there as it was adapted in several technologies over the past 50 years, but it survives in grand style, in my opinion in its better variants.

I look forward to getting the DVD.

By: Deja

Deja — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:47:36 +0000

Because I am a writer, the title caught my eye. I read about it in The Chicago Reader. I was visiting Chicago, having arrived on June 21 just that morning, on the last day of screening at the Gene Siskel theater. My friend and I were fortunate to get a ticket to the 8pm showing, as the 6:15 was sold out. This little film was thought-provoking, informative and entertaining. I’m telling all my friends to see it. I been seduced and have loved the helvetica typeface from the first time I saw it, and I’m amazed at just how pervasively helvetica is used worldwide. It’s not the only typeface, but it’s a beautiful one. Well done Mr. Hustwit. Well done indeed.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:45:16 +0000

Cassi, the film is coming back for an encore run at the Siskel, September 21 to 27. So hopefully you can catch it then, or the DVD will be out in October nationwide.

Cheers!

By: Cassi

Cassi — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:30:47 +0000

I’m so disappointed I missed it while it was in Chicago. I was in the city that weekend, too, but with a group who wanted to go out to the bars instead… I hope it’s coming out on DVD?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:03:51 +0000

I saw Helvetica last night at the Siskel Film Center (Chicago Loop). It was fabulous ! It’s everything you want a film to be … thought-provoking, visually beautiful, entertaining, and it’s got great music to boot. You will learn, you will laugh, and you will feel uplifted when you leave the theater. A must see !