Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in New York and London.He
has produced and directed a number of documentaries including the 2007 film
Helvetica. A former independent publisher and Vice President of
Salon.com,[3] he is the founder, along with Sean Anderson, of Plexifilm,[4] an
independent DVD label and film production company. Hustwit is best known for
his Design Trilogy which is composed of the documentaries Helvetica,
Objectified and Urbanized. The trilogy deals with aspects of graphic design,
typography, industrial design, architecture and urban planning. He said in an
interview in Dwell magazine:[5] “I like the idea of taking a closer look at
the things we take for granted and changing the way people think about them,
whether it’s type or objects or whatever”. He was nominated for the 2008
Independent Spirit “Truer Than Fiction” Award for Helvetica
设计三部曲Design Trilogy介绍
传奇字体 Helvetica (2007)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. Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day. The film was shot in high-definition on location in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Belgium. It is currently in post-production and is slated to begin screening at film festivals worldwide starting in early 2007.
官方网站: http://www.helveticafilm.com
设计面面观 Objectified (2009)《设计面面观》，是一部关于工业设计的纪录片，来自 Gary Hustwit，即今年掀起一片字体热的纪录片 Helvetica 的制作人。Objectified 将纪录这些世界最具影响力的设计师的创造流程，观察他们的设计如何改变我们的生活，通过我们身边的东西来思考我们是谁，我们将去向何方。这些设计师包括： aola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York) Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich) Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris) Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis) Anthony Dunne (London) Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo) IDEO (Palo Alto) Jonathan Ive (Apple, California) Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam) Marc Newson (London/Paris) Fiona Raby (London) Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany) Karim Rashid (New York) Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune) Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine) and more participants TBA 现在你通过 Objectified 的网站预先了解一些相关信息，背后故事等。 A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.
官方网站: http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/
城市化 Urbanized (2011)Urbanized is the third part of Gary Hustwit’s design film trilogy, joining Helvetica and Objectified. Urbanized is a feature-length 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. Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain.
官方网站: http://www.urbanizedfilm.com/
