Helvetica The Movie Watching / Writing Assignment

Helvetica The Movie Watching / Writing Assignment:

•  Where does Helvetica originate from? What country?

            Helvetica originates from Munchestein Switzerland.

• What does the original name mean? What is it's translation in English?

            The original name is Dein Has Gotest, it means The Switzline.

•  What year was Helvetica created?

            Helvetica was created in 1957.

•  What is the design style that Helvetica brought to popularity worldwide?

            It brought design style.

• List the names of 3 different design styles or design movements that are discussed in the film.

          1. Swis design
          2. Modernism design  
          3. Post modernism
          4. Serif design 
          5. Grunge style
           

• Write about some of the insight about design you have taken away from the film. You can provide quotes if you like.

           Graphic design & typography.


ACTIVITIES:

• Where can you fin examples of Helvetica be seen? Can you spot some examples on our own campus? Use your camera & take pictures of a few examples & include in your blog post.

• Name 4 Designers that appear in the film. Look them up & show examples of their work, research & provide links to websites & any biographical information about them. 

        1. Matthew Carter:

      Biography:

    Matthew Carter was born on October 1, 1937. He is a type designer & son of the english        typographer Harry Carter. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.He designed the classic web fonts Verdana & Georgia, as well as the other designs including Bell Centennial.

Typefaces: 

1. Bell Centennial        11. Gando                       21. Olympian               31. Wilson Greek

2. Big Caslon               12. Georgia                     22. Rocky                    32. Wrigley

3. Big Moore                13. Helvetica                   23. Shelley Script        33. Yale

4. Bistream Charter     14. Compressed              24. Snell Roundhard

5. Big Figgins               15. Helvetica Greek         25. Skia

6. Carter Sans              16. Mantinia                     26. Sophia

7. Cascade Script        17. Meriyo (Latin range)   27.Tahoma

8. Elephant                  18. Miller                            28. Verdana

9. Fenway                    19. Monticello                    29. Vincent

10. ITC Galliard            20. Nina                             30. Walker

2. Harry Carter:

   Biography:

   Was born March 27 1901, was an English typographer & writer. He was well-known historian of type. He was the father of Matthew Carter.

3. Neville Brody:

Biography:

He was born April 23 1957 he is an english graphic designer, typographer & director.

 4. Lars Muller:

 Biography:

Was born on March 22, 1976 is a German former.

Thinking More Deeply

• Think of the font you most commonly use when working on your computer. Which one is it and why do you use that one?

The font I most use is Georgia because I like how the letters look like if they were part of my handwriting, but I can still see the word clearly.