--- product_id: 1458869 title: "Helvetica" price: "NZ$62" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1458869-helvetica store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Helvetica **Price:** NZ$62 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Helvetica - **How much does it cost?** NZ$62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1458869-helvetica) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Changing the world, one letter at a time…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. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day. Interviewees in Helvetica include some of the most illustrious and innovative names in the design world, including Erik Spiekermann, Matthew Carter, Massimo Vignelli, Wim Crouwel, Hermann Zapf, Neville Brody, Stefan Sagmeister, Michael Bierut, David Carson, Paula Scher, Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones, Experimental Jetset, Michael C. Place, Norm, Alfred Hoffmann, Mike Parker, Bruno Steinert, Otmar Hoefer, Leslie Savan, Rick Poynor, Lars Muller, and many more Special Features: 95 minutes of bonus interviews English and German subtitles Review Blissful..it sharpens your eye...and makes connections between art and life. -- Chicago TribuneHelvetica is truly a work of art. -- Austin ChronicleOne of the wittiest, most diligently researched, slyly untelligent and quietly captivating documentaries of the year. -- Time Out LondonProvocative. -- NY TimesViewers are in for an exclamation point of joy from such a well designed doc. "A -" --Entertainment Weekly Review: Maybe the best documentary about graphic design - In my humble opinion, this is the very best documentary about graphic design, not just typography. I watched it first in a high school art class and decided to rewatch it all these years later, it continues to inspire me now as it inspired me then. Review: Insightfuldocumentary on one of the great fonts - Great documentary on one of the great fonts of our age. Once you recognize how prolific it is, you won’t stop seeing it everywhere. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000VWEFP8 | | Actors | David Carson, Erik Spiekermann, Massimo Vignelli, Matthew Carter, Wim Crouwel | | Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #75,704 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #1,862 in Documentary (Movies & TV) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (403) | | Director | Gary Hustwit | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 082354004224 | | Language | English (DD), Unqualified | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.17 ounces | | Release date | July 1, 2010 | | Run time | 1 hour and 20 minutes | | Studio | Plexifilm | | Subtitles: | English, German | ## Product Details - **Color:** Color - **Format:** Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 20 minutes ## Images ![Helvetica - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61QZFcbRLRL.jpg) ![Helvetica - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/619KKOUl3ZL.jpg) ![Helvetica - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eRrEsgdDL.jpg) ![Helvetica - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614YXix9JCL.jpg) ![Helvetica - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710MSepgI3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Maybe the best documentary about graphic design *by M***. on January 26, 2026* In my humble opinion, this is the very best documentary about graphic design, not just typography. I watched it first in a high school art class and decided to rewatch it all these years later, it continues to inspire me now as it inspired me then. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightfuldocumentary on one of the great fonts *by N***E on January 26, 2026* Great documentary on one of the great fonts of our age. Once you recognize how prolific it is, you won’t stop seeing it everywhere. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why not Helvetica? *by C***Y on August 25, 2009* Weather you use the font or not, love the font or hate it, you will learn to appreciate modern typography more by watching "Helvetica". I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary and shared it with my graphic design students, many of whom bought their own copies. Typographic liberties taken in the film do not lessen the impact of a funny, quirky, fast paced look at the major tool of graphic designers-type. Great way to introduce students to contemporary designers and their thoughts about typography. 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