Helvetica (film)

Helvetica
Directed byGary Hustwit
Produced byGary Hustwit
CinematographyLuke Geissbühler
Edited byShelby Siegel
Laura Weinberg
Music byKristian Dunn
Production
companies
Swiss Dots
Veer
Release date
  • 12 September 2007 (2007-09-12)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Helvetica is a 2007 American independent feature-length documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the Helvetica typeface. Directed by Gary Hustwit, it was released in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the typeface's introduction in 1957 and is considered the first of the Design Trilogy by the director.