Typefaces give us signals

I'm a big fan of Eric Spiekermann (see this older post on Helvetica). So I was happy to get a tip from Thorsten Happel in Germany about this cool remix below called Typefaces Give Us Signals. Watch it below or on Vimeo.

Typefaces give us signals from erik spiekermann on Vimeo.

Typomania

Below is the original video made for the BBC nearly 25 years ago from which the audio clips from Eric Spiekermann were remixed to create something more appropriate for our time. Although elementary, the video below is still good stuff even today. So, are you a typomaniac? If you are, you will surely enjoy the documentary Helvetica.

"If letters are the clothes that words wear, then it surely follows that there must be as many typefaces as there are voices, languages, and emotions."

                    — Erik Spiekermann

Comments

[Jonathan]

Great quote on the second video:

"Helvetica: the one typeface designed to show no feelings..."

That's the same way I feel about Arial.

[garr]

>"Helvetica: the one typeface designed to show no feelings..."

I love Helvetica. Arial is a rip-off of Helvetica. Arial must never be used by anyone...ever in a presentation visual.

[Ernmander]

I adore typefaces. I used to spend hours just trawling through the Letraset catalogue.

[dofus kamas]

interesting video

Thanks for your sharing

[Angela]

Love these videos! I've seen the remix at Eric Spiekermann's blog before, but after watching the original version it makes even more sense. Thank you for putting those together!

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I am a fan of Eric Spiekermann. I also love these videos.
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[William Brown]

I have seen the remix of at Eric Spiekermann. I am much impress from that remix.
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[Samuli]

Great post, makes you think twice next time you choose font from the drop down menu. Great remix on the first video and dispite the other clip is old, it is still accurate.

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Wow, this really makes me think about the typefaces we use at work and with our clients, and what these are communicating on our selling materials. Thanks Garr! The first video is nice, but it makes a lot of more sense with the bbc one.

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Hard to take the info seriously when you prefer to dance to it.

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