No, no! Not more posts about Helvetica!!!

It's happened. The movie about the ubiquitous typeface is now approaching ubiquitousness. See the latest addition to the iTunes movie store. Since we Design Alliancers have so sadly not been able to wrangle a date for a screening, we can now huddle alone over our iPods and watch the thing. (I'd much prefer to banter about it afterwards with you all!)

Helvetica Soundtrack iMix

For your listening pleasure.

Reminder: Helvetica this weekend at YBCA

More information:
• This weekend's showings
• Helvetica web site
• Clips and trailers
• AIGA interview with director Gary Hustwit
• Previous DA post

Helvetica comes to you

via Daring Fireball

If you haven’t seen Helvetica (the movie), the next geographically-convenient showing will be at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from October 5–7. Design Alliance movie night, anyone? Barring that, you can get the Helvetica (the movie) DVD in your hot little hands after November 6th (Pre-order here).

I haven’t heard any firsthand reviews, but Helvetica has been getting some good press online. All I know is that the movie posters are cool.

You've probably seen it a thousand times today. Why?

Fan's of type foundries may already know that this year is the 50th birthday of this Supremely Ubiquitous Font. Join today's BBC News magazine in a meditation on its influence, for good or ill. (Also impressive are the design-savvy Brits in the comment section.)