#Helvetica (film)

[nana-mont]

Aquarium shot on film - Part 2.

[happywebdesign]

Feast Studio

[prettylikedior]

Helvetica (2007) dir. Gary Hustwit 

[helvetica-spotted]

helvetica spotted

[somresources]

ICON BORDER #007   -   [ STRICTLY TOURIST.  ]

this is a   FREE   two-icon film border for roleplaying purposes, with hand drawn marker scribbles. fully customizable.  the full image is 540x80px; the size of the icons are 38x38px. psd not included.

how to obtain :    you can get the PSD ( here ). the minimum price is set to $0   -   FREE.  if you would like to support me,   that is also appreciated : or donate through ko-fi.

fonts used are helvetica lt std [ dl ] and arial [ you better have it].

feel free to drop an ask / reach out if you have any questions.  please credit in your rules/etc.

[jiangwanyinsimp]

An Incomplete (and Very Long) list of thing Edwin Payne missed while he was stuck in Hell

This list emerged because I was talking about how he would have missed the end of World War One and then the list kept going. It is not complete or in order, and is provided simply for posterity

ww2

spanish flu

the hindenburg disaster

the rise of public radio

Irish independence

fast food as a concept

the hinterkaifeck murders

the extinction of the california grizzly

the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb

television

jet aircraft

supersonic aircraft

the moon landing

THE OFFICIAL FOUNDING OF THE SOVIET UNION

the jazz age

surrealism

the first woman to swim the english channel

the BBC

Amelia Earhart

Tintin

the discovery of Pluto

the crash of airship R101

the founding of porsche

the geneva convention

UK abandonment of the gold standard

the discovery of 22 elements on the periodic table

technicolor

Australia starting and losing the Emu war

the creation of the Royal Christmas message

the Great Depression

FM radio

the first canned beer

pre-sliced bread

the recognition of stress as a biological condition

the extinction of the thylacine

the destruction of the Crystal Palace

the first full feature length animated film (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

the nylon bristle toothbrush

Batman

the last use of the guillotine for an official state execution

Gone With the Wind (the book AND the film)

the founding of Greggs

Looney Tunes

the discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings

Agatha Christie's works

Cheerios

the discovery of nuclear fission and all subsequent nuclear discoveries

the airplane ejection seat

The Little Prince

LSD

the lifting of the prohibition of married British women working as teachers

the disappearance of flight 19

the first formula one grand prix

Mensa

the invention of the magic 8 ball

the Doomsday Clock

the AK-47

the first commercial microwave

the Kinsey reports

the first time Idaho Fish and Game parachuted beavers into the wild

humanity's entry to space

the beginning of the broadcast of the Archers (the longest running present day drama by number of episodes)

the Korean War

the polio vaccine

the first nuclear powered submarine

The Lord of the Rings

Moomins

transistor radio

the TV dinner/ready meal

ICBMs

the entire life of Elvis Presley

Kermit the Frog

My Fair Lady (the film and musical adaptations)

Grace Kelly's wedding

the Entire Life Of Marilyn Monroe

the Beat Generation

Eurovision

Helvetica typeface

the peace symbol

the Cod Wars

computer games

Dyatlov Pass incident

Barbie

Missile Mail

the Declaration of the Rights of the Child

the MOSFET

particle accelerators

the Beatles

the recovery of the Vasa

the first Six Flags

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Catch-22

the Vietnam War

Silent Spring

The Rolling Stones

the night of the long knives

Vatican II

James Bond

the Cuban Missile Crisis

Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation

the "I Have A Dream" speech

JFK Assassination

the smiley face

Mary Poppins (1964)

IntelSat

the last British execution

high speed rail

the first time "fuck" was said on british tv

the Moors Murders

the Grateful Dead

the British parliament decriminalizing homosexuality

most of the literary career of Pablo Neruda

Fleetwood Mac

the Parker Morris Standards

the end of steam passenger travel in the UK

Led Zeppelin

Earth Day

the first temporary artificial heart

the first person to row an ocean solo

Woodstock

the Zodiac Killer

the nationalization of Rolls-Royce

decimalisation of UK currency

the first e-book

the first microprocessor

DB Cooper

the first email

the Biological Weapons Convention

Watergate

the start of the Troubles

The Joy of Sex

all attempts to climb Mount Everest and the eventual first ascent

ABBA

the invention of the Rubik's Cube

the Moorgate tube crash

the first Cricket World Cup

the global eradication of Smallpox

Star Wars

the Tenerife airport disaster

the discovery of the rings of Uranus

Red Rum winning three Grand Nationals

the Concorde

the start of the broadcast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Jonestown

Synthetic insulin

the Thorpe affair

the release of God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols

Monty Python

the election of Margaret Thatcher

Star Trek

Iron Maiden

the incident where the dingo ate a baby in Australia

the end of iron and steel production in the UK's Black Country

the first London Marathon

Charles and Diana's wedding

the church of England votes to elect women to holy orders

the 1981 UK tornado outbreak

the first child born by IVF

the Falklands War

the raising of the Mary Rose

the invention of ciabatta bread

the discovery of the Titanic

the King's Cross Fire

Top Gun

Lockerbie bombing

[fossil0000]

The following description was written by Sloane Angel Hilton, the creator of the facebook group for this aesthetic: Its rise and fall between the years 1996-2002 - a movement in pop culture that is spawned from the research of The Y2K Aesthetic Institute. A notable shift in the visual mood of pop culture happened during the turn of the millennium, but it wasn’t Y2K Aesthetic. One thing I have found is that it was en vogue to be between 25-35, the prime age of Gen X at this time. I think of the “Music First” era of Vh1 programming. Contrary to contemporaneous Y2K Aesthetic, and also McBling style of the early 2000s, Gen X Y/AC models in editorial fashion or artist marketing were much more "natural". You will see tons of nude lipstick, hair parted down the middle or natural textured hair, natural leathers, knee high boots, duster jackets, natural and muted colors - especially greens, beiges, tans, greys, and black. Design and fashion was moving from 60s revival into early 70s. Retro-futurism was Y2K Aesthetic, but Gen X YAC was more terrestrial. Its futurism was a mix of sterile and organic. McBling was a full blown disco revival, but here, we just see hints of the 70s. Depictions of city life through a colonialist lens. First wave gentrification. Urban life influenced graphic design, such as in the use of Helvetica as inspired by the NYC subway signs. The rise of a minimalist design revival. On the runway, the rise/peak of the modern supermodel - Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, and Linda Evangelista, who were all peaking at 25. In photography and film, prevalence of bleach bypass, cross processing, “Lomo effect”, and other color grading trends. Hit music in the US was heavily influenced or even imported from the UK and Europe. Notably, we saw a surge in french house/disco, big beat, electronic, trance, uk garage, and “easy listening”/adult contemporary marketed for Generation X. Less Pure Moods and more Cafe Del Mar. Pop artists were reinvented to fit, like Madonna (Ray of Light). "Soft Club" refers to club culture trickling down into mainstream culture. As the style shifts into McBling, club culture becomes so huge that only the rich can enjoy it in Ibiza. R&B + hip hop had a marked shift in production, due to producers like Soulshock and Karlin, Trackmasters, Darkchild/Rodney Jerkins, in addition to many more who formed top of the millennium sounds working with both these genres. Pop music was equally transformed by club music, R&B, and Latin pop. Rock, pop and poetry were put over trip/hip-hop & breakbeats. Songs that may not have been written for the dance floor were produced as club music. See: soft club. Get X young adults were into entrepreneurship, which supposedly fueled the 90s economic recovery, especially via tech industry. This is why they have been considered a generation which "sold out". Discussion is much deserved regarding the nature of media diversity, both genuine (largely POC in leading production roles across mediums) and as a marketing tool, and the start of gentrification as it would come to be known in post-industrial cities.

[jizzlords]

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐈'𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑!

tagged by: @hoteliisms thank u, gorgeous <3

tagging:  @r-adio, @k1zty, @zestials, @videoaux, @pompedia, @yukikorogashi, @gctchell, @stolsas, @clwngasm, @spidersins, i always wanna tag everyone in these. lemme practice some self restraint.

alias / name:  helvetica B) some of u call me Oz and I'll accept that, too.

birthday:  t-today 👉👈💀

zodiac sign:   aries

height:   5'6" physically, 6'2" spiritually

hobbies:   driving, traveling, going out, reading+writing, drawing, is animal care a hobby? because ...

favorite color: black purple, green, blue

favorite book: all of my books are packed as i'm in the midst of moving. one of them are percy jackson.

last song:  con clavi con dio

last film / show:   goddamn, i don't do many series. i usually need convincing before taking up a show. a favorite series was once upon a time and tangled (HB + HH don't count imo). last film was scream.

inspiration:   a lazy summary: a lot of old muses are channeled through ozzie, believe it or not. the character inspirations are listed on my blog somewhere (see u good luck, space cowboy if ur gonna search). i think his biggest inspiration aside from characters is his boisterous personality. his charm. authentically healthy type of guy despite having done some dirty work legitimately and symbolically. and he kinda influences/inspires me to be my authentic self. its a practice and a storytelling lol.

story behind url: ozzie canonically chose it. it's his custom license plate. [ everyone ooh's and aah's, so clever ]

fun fact about me: i'm a tattoo fanatic and i'm planning 4 tattoos. might do one of them next week as a birthday gift to myself just need to hit up the artist.

[zannolin]

16!

16. What’s a movie you didn’t expect to like but ended up loving

okay this is gonna sound wild but the 2007 documentary about helvetica??? the typeface??!? i picked it for our documentary film unit in film class this semester and was completely enraptured by it. it fucks SEVERELY.

film asks!

[loving-n0t-heyting]

I feel like the opposite failure mode of "accidentally cultivating terrible aesthetics because you are obsessed with signaling your disgust by tiling all surfaces with hateful caricatures of your many enemies" is "deliberately cultivating terrible aesthetics because you have become pathologically convinced that your enemies own the concept of good aesthetics and so it is evil to have good aesthetics". However, while the former does seem specifically associated with the right, as you point out, the latter does not seem specifically associated with the left; rather, it seems common throughout all shitty political ideologies.

I remember being struck by a line in a documentary my family went to when I was a kid about the history of typography in the 20th century (the hero of the film was helvetica) where one of the interview subjects pointed out the grunge movement in typography had a strong idea what they were reacting against but no real idea what they were acting for, and it really showed

Many such cases! Sad!

[debayanmukherjee]

Helvetica: A Deep Dive into the World’s Most Ubiquitous Typeface

Helvetica, a typeface synonymous with clarity and modernity, reigns supreme in the world of design. Its widespread use, from iconic brand logos to everyday signage, speaks volumes about its enduring appeal and versatility. This blog post will explore the origins, characteristics, and lasting impact of Helvetica, tracing its journey to becoming a global design phenomenon.

Swiss Origins and Design Philosophy

Helvetica emerged from the heart of Swiss graphic design in 1957, born from the collaboration of Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann at the Haas Type Foundry. Switzerland, renowned for its precision and efficiency, provided a fertile ground for this revolutionary typeface to flourish. At its core, Helvetica embodies the principles of the International Typographic Style (also known as Swiss Style), which emphasized cleanliness, readability, and objectivity. This movement embraced the use of grids, sans-serif typefaces, and asymmetrical layouts to create balanced and harmonious designs.

The Making of a Masterpiece: From Neue Haas Grotesk to Helvetica

Helvetica’s journey to becoming a global icon involved a series of pivotal moments. Initially christened Neue Haas Grotesk, the typeface was a refined interpretation of the earlier Akzidenz Grotesk typeface. In 1961, Stempel, the parent company of Haas Type Foundry, strategically renamed it Helvetica, meaning “Swiss” in Latin, to broaden its appeal in the international market. This decision proved to be a masterstroke, as Helvetica rapidly gained traction worldwide.

Anatomy of Helvetica: Decoding its Visual Language

Helvetica’s enduring allure lies in its meticulously crafted letterforms and distinctive characteristics. Its simple, geometric shapes and uniform stroke widths contribute to its exceptional legibility. Key features include:

Minimal stroke contrast: The difference in thickness between the thickest and thinnest parts of a letterform is subtle.

Horizontal and vertical cut-offs: The ends of strokes are cut straight, creating a clean and crisp appearance.

Tight spacing between letters: Letters are set close together, resulting in a compact and unified look.

Large x-height: The height of lowercase letters is relatively large, further enhancing readability.

Closed apertures: The enclosed spaces within letters like ‘a’, ‘e’, and ‘o’ are relatively small.

These carefully considered details work in harmony to create a typeface that is both aesthetically pleasing and incredibly functional.

Helvetica’s Enduring Legacy: A Testament to Timeless Design

Helvetica’s influence on the world of design is undeniable. Its neutrality and versatility have made it a go-to choice for a wide range of applications, from corporate branding to transportation signage. Iconic brands like Knoll, American Airlines, and Panasonic have all harnessed the power of Helvetica to communicate their brand identities effectively. The typeface’s presence extends beyond the corporate world, finding its way into film title sequences (Goodfellas, Split, Alien) and even becoming the official typeface of the New York City subway system. Helvetica’s ability to transcend cultural boundaries and resonate with audiences worldwide is a testament to its timeless appeal. As Wim Crouwel, a renowned typographer, aptly stated, “The meaning is in the content of the text and not in the typeface, and that is why we loved Helvetica very much.”

[snow-and-saltea]

🌩🌈???? 👀

🩵,

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hi mysterious moon stranger who happens to use the same blue heart emoji with my cute friend tex!! i wonder who this is!!

🌩️: funny/cracky in my wip (this is a bit long!!

“We have a problem—” “Describe ‘problem’.”

This was going swimmingly. By swimmingly, Teuta meant the kind that included older siblings throwing their younger siblings into the deep end of the pool to learn kind of swimming. Which, of course, was more of a flailing and thrashing action, wasn’t it? “I could list more than one, but I think it won’t be helpful to hear,” Helvetica said, as if that’s ever stopped him before. She was one quip away from removing him from The Plan.  “This part of the jury, I’m not addressing you.” She waved him away with a (what she hoped to be) magnanimous hand of a judge, and leveled her gaze to Crow and Shu, the defendants of the current court. “Crow, what part of ‘not doing anything’ escaped you?”

🌈: something soft / fluffy from a wip

On a day like any other, like a film rewatched again and again, Vyn repeated these words: “You're beautiful.” —And Rosa, whether she was looking up from doing dishes at the sink, or from her latest romance book, or from cooing fondly at a video of a cat sneezing to covering her lower face with her face in embarrassment, would say: “You're prettier.” Instead of a rebuttal, he smiled. “You can be beautiful and I can be pretty. That works, does it not?”

i gotta say i rlly tried to look hard for the fluff bc i rarely write fluff it turns out akdhjsjdjd all of them are somewhat somber in tone and or very sad TwT

thank youm!!

[prettylikedior]

Helvetica (2007) dir. Gary Hustwit

[soupwife]

I posted 5,178 times in 2022

That's 1,654 more posts than 2021!

233 posts created (4%)

4,945 posts reblogged (96%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@pointnclick

@shaperofdreams (Carlie did you change your url AGAIN!?)

@patheticwetobiwankenobi (HI BABY!)

@dingdongyouarewrong

I tagged 2,871 of my posts in 2022

Only 45% of my posts had no tags

#art - 287 posts

#fave - 144 posts

#iwtv - 142 posts (yeah that tracks)

#star wars - 75 posts (Sad!)

#lotr - 45 posts

#wwdits - 44 posts

#ofmd - 41 posts

#stranger things - 37 posts

#human collection - 34 posts

#the sims - 30 posts

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

watched too many princess movies as a kid and now i uncritically believe in the divine right of kings. kinda wish my parents had included more films with class consciousness in my media diet but I guess I'm just stuck like this now

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#4

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#3

god I fucking love when dumb bullshit like this happens

13,158 notes - Posted April 25, 2022

#2

hope Elon makes twitter so completely obnoxious and inhospitable that it crashes and burns. I hope orgs/municipalities/support teams etc etc stop using it as their primary mode of communicating with the public. I hope to never see a state senators opinion on gay tv shows in helvetica neue ever again. Hope its terrible and everyone loses money and websites around the world stop thinking rounded edges of blue and white is the pinnacle of design. Hope there's suffering and embarrassment and crying and so on. Praying for this every day join me

25,792 notes - Posted April 25, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

me everytime theres new spn drama and i'm trying to figure out the deets based solely on my mutuals second or third hand jokes about it

37,419 notes - Posted April 23, 2022

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[brookston]

Holidays 12.24

Holidays

Adam and Eve Day (Hungary)

Barahimizong (Sikkim, India)

Calendas (Mexico)

Chil’a (Elder Scrolls)

Christmas Eve (a.k.a. ... 

Aðfangadagskvöld (Iceland)

Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon Day

Bonfires on the Levee (Louisiana)

Declaration of Christmas Peace (Turku, Finland)

Drunken Synod's annual beer bash feast

Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italy)

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Cambridge, England)

Fishmas [Also 1st Day of Trout Season]

Julaften (Norway)

Julafton (Sweden)

Juleaften (Denmark)

Last-Minute Shopper’s Day

Mistletoe Time

Nittel Nacht (Judaism)

Noche Buena (Spain, Latin America)

Quviasukvik (Inuit New Year; Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia)

Remember to Read the Instructions First Night

Silent Night Holy Night (Austria)

Super Saturday [Saturday before Xmas]

Tolling the Devil’s Knell (West Yorkshire, England)

T’owd ‘oss (North Yorkshire, England)

Weihnachten (Austria)

Wigilia (Poland)

Zerowork Season begins

Day of Military Honour — Siege of Ismail (Russia)

Heiligabend (Germany)

Helvetica Day

Jólabókaflóðið (Christmas Book Flood; Iceland)

Modresnach (German, Scandinavian)

National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day

Phonograph Patent Day

Sakewa (Sikkim, India)

Santuranticuy (Peru)

Utter Day

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Yuletide Lad #13 arrives (a.k.a. Aðfangadagskvöld; Kertasnikir or Candle Beggar; Iceland)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Chocolate Day

National Egg Nog Day

4th Saturday in December

Super Saturday [Saturday before Christmas]

Independence Days

Libya (from Italy, 1951)

Feast Days

Adam and Eve (Christian; Saint)

Adela and Irmina (Christian; Saint)

Badnja Vece (ceremony where oak branches are blessed with barley)

Dauntless Dragon (Muppetism)

Egg Nog Day (Pastafarian)

Hanukkah Day #6 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 26th]

Harvey (Positivist; Saint)

Kolada begins (Asatru/Pagan/Slavic)

Krishna Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mōdraniht (Anglo-Saxon Pagan)

Orgies for World Peace Day (Pastafarian)

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Sol Invictus (Birth of the Unconquered Sun)

Thrasilla (a.k.a. Trasilla) & Emiliana (Christian; Virgins)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [70 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1871)

The Aristocats (Animated Disney Film; 1970)

Don’t Look Up (Film; 2021)

The Interview (Film; 2014)

I Think We’re Alone Now, recorded by Tommy James & the Shondells (Song; 1966)

Silent Night, by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr (Xmas Song; 1818)

The Truth About Father Christmas (UK Radio Play; 1922)

Tombstone (Film; 1993)

Today’s Name Days

Adam, Eva (Austria)

Evgeni, Evgeniya (Bulgaria)

Adam, Delfina, Eva, Irmina (Croatia)

Adam, Eva (Czech Republic)

Adam, Alexandrine (Denmark)

Aadam, Eeva, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Eveli, Evelin, Evi, Iivi, Ivi, Ivika, Tammo, Tamur (Estonia)

Aatami, Eeva, Eevi, Eveliina (Finland)

Adèle (France)

Abend, Adam, Eva (Germany)

Ahmet, Evgenia (Greece)

Ádám, Éva (Hungary)

Adele (Italy)

Ādams, Ieva (Latvia)

Adomas, Girstautas, Ieva, Minvydė (Lithuania)

Adam, Eva (Norway)

Ada, Adam, Adamina, Adela, Ewa, Ewelin, Ewelina, Godzisława, Grzegorz, Grzymisława, Hermina, Herminia, Irma, Irmina, Zenobiusz (Poland)

Eugenia (Romania)

Adam, Eva (Slovakia)

Delfín (Spain)

Eva (Sweden)

Eugenia (Ukraine)

Adan, Adana, Adam, Adamina, Addison, Ava, Eva, Eve, Evelyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 358 of 2022; 7 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 51 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Day 1 of 1]

Chinese: Month 12 (Dōngyuè), Day 2 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 30 Kislev 5783

Islamic: 30 Jumada I 1444

J Cal: 28 Zima; Sixday [28 of 30]

Julian: 11 December 2022

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 22 Bichat (12th Month) [Harvey]

Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 4 of 90)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Celtic Tree Calendar; 1 Day Outside Months]

[ehodskinson]

Trainspotting (Boyle,1996) as Inspiration for Design

Project: Principles and Practice of Graphic Design.

When asked to typeset 100 - 200 words that express something I believe in I chose the opening monologue from Danny Boyle's 1996 film Trainspotting.

Having previously studied the film and it simply just being one of my favourites it is already a great source of inspiration to me. The nihilistic monologue from the main protagonist Renton explores issues with a capitalist society and its miserable addiction to consumerism. Overall it embodies the rebellious, younger generation of 1990's Britain, much like the work of many artists and designers of the time, such as Jamie Reid.

For research I went back and studied the film to take inspiration from its visual language - an aesthetic of 90s grunge and wit. In terms of design, I particularly like the film posters for inspiration, created by Mark Blamire and Rob O'Connor. The memorable orange posters paired with the Helvetica typeface feel reminiscent of warning signs on hazardous materials or the packaging for prescription drugs. Additionally, when considering the gridding used alongside Helvetica it is clearly supposed to represent a train-line timetable of some sort - both interpretations subtly connecting back to the film. To me the work doesn't feel like a traditional film poster and instead more like an album cover or simply just a photography piece, which arguably reflects the rebellion that the whole film represents.