(Gary Hustwit, US 2007, 80 min., Digital Projection)

This documentary details the amazing history and proliferation of the most ubiquitous typeface in the world: Helvetica. Wonderfully informative and unexpectedly funny, Helvetica features lively commentary from influential designers including Hermann Zapf, Massimo Vignelli, Tobias Frere-Jones, and Michael Beirut. Preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion by RIT Professor Charles Bigelow on the history of typography (April 19 screening only).