Gary Hustwit directed Helvetica a pretty good documentary about the history of the classic font. Graphic designers and font dorks were out in mass to see it. Now Hustwit is working on a documentary all about objects we use everyday, our relationship with them, and the people who design them. The trailer below looks great and features Jonathan Ive, who is the lead designer at Apple. Ive is the brains behind the iPod and the iPhone.
I am not a designer but have always appreciated industrial design. It is funny how good can go unnoticed because things work like they should but bad design can make simple objects and tasks difficult. (get ready to jump on my iPhone worship train) The mobile phone market was exactly this, most if not all mobile phones were really difficult to use and the functionality was either severely crippled or nonexistent but the iPhone was the first real mobile phone that took design seriously and made it easy to do simple tasks.
I can't wait until this movie comes out. I guess I will be one of those design dorks filling up the theater.
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