Typography Movies
- 2007
Helvetica
Helvetica7.22007HD
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one...
- 2017
The Gutenberg Enigma
The Gutenberg Enigma7.52017HD
A portrait of the inventor of the letterpress, who was a key figure in the history of mankind, but also an enthusiastic inventor, a daring...
- 2017
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film6.82017HD
Why has letterpress printing survived? Irreplaceable knowledge of the historic craft is in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. Fascinating...
- 2023
Máquinas de palabras
Máquinas de palabras12023HD
- 2017
Hanzi
Hanzi7.52017HD
Hanzi is a documentary exploring international design, visual culture, and identity through the lens of modern Chinese typography. The film covers a...
- 1979
Hollywood at Last!
Hollywood at Last!01979HD
Dedicated Dutch graphic designer Piet Schreuders visits Los Angeles to investigate all kinds of typeface as used in title-credits for movies and...
- 2016
Il fiume ha sempre ragione
Il fiume ha sempre ragione82016HD
Alberto Casiraghy and Josef Weiss are true bibliophile artists. One in Osnago, the other in Mendrisio, they have been dedicating themselves for years...
- 2013
The History of Typography
The History of Typography82013HD
A short, educational animation about the history of fonts and typography. In a paper cutout stop-motion style, it begins with Gutenberg's creation of...
- 2023
Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)
Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)82023HD
Documentary on the French graphic and visual artist and designer, editor, artistic director, and teacher who is known for his widely-used fonts.
- 2009
Lettera22
Lettera2202009HD
A documentary film about Adriano Olivetti.
- 1991
Ake & Ch
Ake & Ch01991HD
Words that end in -ake and start with ch-. A typographic animation.
- 2012
Everything Must Change: Piet Zwart
Everything Must Change: Piet Zwart02012HD
A fascinating documentary about Piet Zwart (1885–1977), an idiosyncratic and stubborn designer, who lived for innovation and prepared the way...
- 1992
Letters O, P, and R
Letters O, P, and R01992HD
Words that start with the letter O, P, and R. A typographic animation.