Monday, July 28, 2008


Helvetica Mea Culpa


I posted a throwaway a few days ago, implying that it was a bit silly to be watching Helvetica (2007) on Blu-ray.

How silly of me. Typography is all about precision and detail. Of course it makes a big difference to watch a film about design in a crisp high-resolution “print”, and Blu-ray on a high-def screen is the best game in town for that sort of thing now.

The film is great, anyway, for anyone who’s ever had even the slightest interest in 20th century design. Highly recommended.


:: Dave Walker 11:18 (EST/EDT) [+]

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Date: 7/28/2008 12:07:49

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Hm, I guess I'm with your initial sentiment nonetheless. The film is mostly interview and citiscapes don't benefit that much from higher resolution. Nice to have but probably not as good as the Helvetica TextEdit can give you ;) Did it include the extra with Hermann Zapf for a good counterpoint?



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