Typography, how affected are we?, I think that there's not a day when some image, phrase, design or add that we run into doesn't stay in our minds for at least the rest of that single day. Helvetica type is having it's 50th birthday and as a celebration, director Gary Hustwit decided to make this documentary film about how visual culture affects people in a global context. This independent film goes inside major cities and gives us a new perspective of different meanings according to how typography is used in each and every single place.
What makes this more interesting is that it includes interesting and meaningful discussions with the most renowned designers about how they work, all the creative process in between and how their choice of type has a precise purpose to grab our attention and captivate us.
The DVD is out now and if you want to know more about it go to www.helveticafilm.com
As usual, I'm leaving you another goodie, this time is one of Japan's finest, Shinichi Osawa (Composer/DJ/Musician/Producer) which has been producing, remixing and doing a lot of interesting stuff with japanese artists as well as with international ones. The One is the title for his new album which has been around for a few months but it's still worth to be in this space and it comes with this great cover for the Chemical Brothers song Star Guitar featuring vocals from Brooklyn's own Au Revoir Simone. Enjoy!
You can check more about it at www.myspace.com/shinichiosawa
Shinichi Osawa ft. Au Revoir Simone - Star Guitar
3YO
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