Also watched Helvetica tonight as a test of Netflix's newly expanded on-demand download system.
It is a documentary about the font but not so much about the font as about designers who have strong feelings about the font. Some interesting stuff (as is bound to happen when you have people on screen who say things like "I was morally opposed to Helvetica" with a straight face) but pretty much nothing of any substance other than reinforcing that people who dedicate their life to a small niche feel that niche is interesting and important.
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