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Design Trilogy
Movie Saga2007 – 2011

Design Trilogy

3 Films
7.2 Avg Rating

The Design Trilogy is the collective name of a series of three documentary films about design directed by film director Gary Hustwit.

Films in Saga(3)

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Helvetica
#1Helvetica(2007)
7.2(183)1h 20m

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

Objectified
#2Objectified(2009)
7.1(123)1h 15m

A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

Urbanized
#3Urbanized(2011)
7.3(88)1h 25m

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.