Coming soon: Typeface, the movie
Lovers of the
Helvetica film will be excited about another
typography movie now in production, entitled simply
Typeface. Produced by the same team who brought us
Hoop Dreams,
Typeface explores the past and present of
Wisconsin?s Hamilton Type Foundry, which in its 1900s heyday was
one of the largest manufacturers of wood type. Now it?s a museum ?
but a living one, where design enthusiasts can actually use their
more than 1.5 million pieces of wood type to set and print with.
Aside from its font freak appeal,
Typeface will be an
interesting case study about disappearing trades and technologies,
and their place in the digital era. While eagerly awaiting the
trailer, check out the
gallery, and help support the film?s completion
with a
donation.
Typeface, a
film by Justine Nagan Further linkage: see
type designer Mark Simonson?s annotated
museum slideshow, visit the official
Hamilton Museum
site, browse Veer?s digital versions (and descendants) of
wood type.
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