Latin for Swiss

I've got to see this film:

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica will begin screening at film festivals worldwide starting in March, followed by cinema screenings across the US and Europe, and the DVD release ...

Go to the link for more modernist, sans-serif goodness.

Judith (to whom the grateful hat tip) has a post on it here. Be sure to follow her link to the clips - you may have to turn up the sound, but it's worth it.

For me, "Helvetica" will be a nostalgic trip back to the halcyon days of New Order and Peter Saville. Ohhh, I can't wait.