The above was a surprisingly good documentary considering that it was all about a particular font.
The impetus for this post comes from this interview in Salon.
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The above was a surprisingly good documentary considering that it was all about a particular font.
The impetus for this post comes from this interview in Salon.
Confucian: I’ve read the same reseach— and its opposite! I think it’s all just what people like.
But anyway, Helvetica (the movie) definitely rocks! I liked especially the part where the one designer said she thought it was the real cause behind the Vietnam War.
Butterfly effect, i suppose.
Ergonomic research I once read showed the fonts with serifs, unlike the sans-serif Helvetica, were much easier to read.
Otto von Bismarck:
Deutsche Bücher in lateinischen Buchstaben lese ich nicht!
“I won’t read German-language books in Latin typeface!”
Objectified is also good.