Movies and TvShows featuring "typeface" theme.

Helvetica (2007) is a captivating documentary that delves into the influence of the Helvetica typeface in the modern world. Through interviews with renowned designers and scholars, the film showcases how this simple yet iconic font has shaped global culture, art, advertising, and graphic design. It highlights the immense impact of typography and explores the powerful role of design in our everyday lives.

The Wipers Times is a movie set during World War I that tells the story of a group of soldiers who create a humorous newspaper as a way to cope with the realities of war. The film explores themes of resilience, creativity, and the power of satire.

Two Types: The Faces of Britain is a documentary that delves into the different typefaces and typography used across Great Britain. It showcases the rich and varied history of typography in the country, highlighting the impact it has on culture and identity. From classic fonts to modern designs, the film takes viewers on a journey through the world of British typography.

Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See is a documentary film that showcases the teaching methods of Inge Druckrey, an influential professor of visual arts and design. The film explores her unique approach to teaching and the impact it has on her students' ability to truly see the world around them. Through interviews, demonstrations, and examples of her work, the film highlights the importance of observation, perception, and the art of seeing in design and everyday life.

One of the last punchcutters makes a new letter by hand - an artist at work.

Dedicated Dutch graphic designer Piet Schreuders visits Los Angeles to investigate all kinds of typeface as used in title-credits for movies and TV-series, letters on billboards, shop-windows or street-signs, the banner-headlines of The Los Angeles Times, and climbs finally to the giant letters of the HOLLYWOOD-sign. In the meantime he discovers, to his great satisfaction, the location and stairs where Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy shot their movie 'The Musicbox', by combining street-signs, partially shown on still-pictures of this movie: "…MONTE" and "…ENDOME", which turn out to be found on the street corner of Del Monte and Vendome in Culver City. This documentary is bluntly intercut with commercials, a phenomenon not yet known in the Netherlands in 1979. (Theo Uittenbogaard)