Interview: Gary Hustwit, director of Helvetica and Objectified
When Helvetica, a documentary about the ubiquitous and famously functional typeface, was released in 2007, it gained more mainstream success than anyone expected. While it was never going to challenge Spiderman III for box office receipts, the film has been shown at film festivals around the world, won rave reviews – particularly from graphic designers [...]
February 10th, 2009 by Peter Kelly
Wim Crouwel: A few thoughts
Last night Wim Crouwel, a true giant of graphic design, gave a talk at the London College of Communications. Along with showing some of his great poster designs and experiments with typography, he inspired the audience of design students with nuggets of wisdom from a six-decade career in graphic design. Here are a few choice [...]
February 6th, 2009 by Peter Kelly
