Comments on: why helvetica is a good documentary http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/ i was uncool before uncool was cool Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Kim Pallister http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15729 Kim Pallister Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:37 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15729 More here: http://www.kimpallister.com/2005/10/fontblog.html More here:
http://www.kimpallister.com/2005/10/fontblog.html

]]> By: Kim Pallister http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15728 Kim Pallister Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:23:31 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15728 I haven't seen the doc yet (thanks for the pointer, it's in the queue now), but looked at the credits, and I have one complaint. Any typography-related doc that doesn't see to include Microsoft's Bill Hill has at the very least missed a good opportunity. Visit MS's 'Channel 9' on MSDN and see the various interviews they've done with him. He'll take you on a hike through the Pacific NW rainforest while telling you the story behind ClearType, the complexity of reading fonts on CRTs, and how man learned to read tens of thousands of years before he ever learned to write! http://www.kimpallister.com/2005/11/bill-hill-on-cavemen-and-typography.html I haven’t seen the doc yet (thanks for the pointer, it’s in the queue now), but looked at the credits, and I have one complaint.

Any typography-related doc that doesn’t see to include Microsoft’s Bill Hill has at the very least missed a good opportunity. Visit MS’s ‘Channel 9′ on MSDN and see the various interviews they’ve done with him. He’ll take you on a hike through the Pacific NW rainforest while telling you the story behind ClearType, the complexity of reading fonts on CRTs, and how man learned to read tens of thousands of years before he ever learned to write!

http://www.kimpallister.com/2005/11/bill-hill-on-cavemen-and-typography.html

]]> By: Pluche http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15683 Pluche Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:27:13 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15683 Although I like the Helvetica font, I always thought Universe was the king of fonts. But thanks for the link, having worked in printing and design for a number of years this is quite interesting. Although I like the Helvetica font, I always thought Universe was the king of fonts. But thanks for the link, having worked in printing and design for a number of years this is quite interesting.

]]> By: Irving Isler http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15614 Irving Isler Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:53:39 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15614 I wonder if Khoi Vin was interviewed. He's the world's biggest Helvetica nerd and intricately involved with the design of the New York Times web presence. He also runs a great blog at http://www.subtraction.com/ which I haven't tuned into for a while. He was even selling "Helvetica" t-shirts for while, if I recall correctly. I wonder if Khoi Vin was interviewed. He’s the world’s biggest Helvetica nerd and intricately involved with the design of the New York Times web presence.

He also runs a great blog at http://www.subtraction.com/ which I haven’t tuned into for a while.

He was even selling “Helvetica” t-shirts for while, if I recall correctly.

]]> By: Paolo http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15610 Paolo Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:25:47 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15610 I'll have to see this, though I highly doubt I'll ever consider Helvetica to be the 'king of fonts'. That's just crazy talk. I’ll have to see this, though I highly doubt I’ll ever consider Helvetica to be the ‘king of fonts’. That’s just crazy talk.

]]> By: Darius K. http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15589 Darius K. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:07:33 +0000 http://www.lightspeedchick.com/movies/why-helvetica-is-a-good-documentary/#comment-15589 Yep, I watched Helvetica for the first time back in December. It was the best movie I'd seen in a long time, actually. Yep, I watched Helvetica for the first time back in December. It was the best movie I’d seen in a long time, actually.

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