Editor: Gary Hustwit
Publisher: Plexifilm
Publication: 2007, Limited First Edition of 1000, First Edition
Size: 145 x 200
Text: English
Limited edition box set released to coincide with the launch of Helvetica; A Documentary Film By Gary Hustwit, a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies.
Box cover design by Boris Markic and Alexander Ertle.
Contents:
- The DVD
- "Meet the Cast" letterpress print, designed by Experimental Jetset
- "Timeline" letterpress print, designed by Build
- "h" letterpress print, designed by Gary Hustwit
- A still from the film, signed by Gary Hustwit, who apologizes for defacing the photo by scribbling on it
- One "I love Helvetica" badge
- One "| hate Helvetica" badge
- One piece of vintage Helvetica metal type (actually it's Helvetica Bold Extended) Stempel Foundry, c.1970s
Condition: Fine/Near Fine. All titles are used and show shelf ware consistent with age. Light rubbing to vacuums packaging, light corrosion to one badge.
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