Showing results 17–24 of 25 for the tag: documentary
A new documentary, Typeface, about the Hamilton Wood Type Museum (www.woodtype.org) tells the story of the famous wood type manufacturer which closed in 1985, and is now being used as a museum. It is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. With 1.5 million pieces of wood type…
This short film by C. Coy features Milton Glaser and his feelings on drawing. I could listen to Glaser talk for hours about pretty much anything. (Via @formfiftyfive & @mikeyburton)
Boston Globe’s The Big Picture is a photojournalism site that features large photographs of current events in worldwide culture ranging from sports and celebrations to politics and war. Today’s collection of ’2009 Tour de France‘ has some excellent photography on this month’s race. We posted a photographer last week who shoots the tour, but I…
Project Le Tour is an ongoing photo project for photographer Brent Humphreys who makes the annual trip to France to photograph the most prestigious cycling race in the world, The Tour de France. The project features photography ranging from excellent close up action photos of the racers, grand landscape photos of the peleton, to some…
Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health,…
Objectified is coming to Cleveland. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 7 at 7:30pm, Gary Hustwit will present his newest documentary about design. His first, Helvetica, was wonderfully received by designers and non-designers alike. If you’re in Northeast Ohio, it is showing at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque at 7:30pm. Be sure to grab some tickets: General…
I ‘observed‘ this video while surfing the web – a short documentary about the typeface Comic Sans. Inspired by and shot in the style of Helvetica, by Gary Hustwit, this ~8 minute video is a nice level-headed view on the much maligned typeface.
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since the 1960′s featuring interviews with artists Art Chantry, Derek Hess and many many more. Read about the film and when you can see it at http://www.americanartifactmovie.com/. (via Swiss Legacy)
