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Helvetica poster in the background of a scene from Mad Men (season 4, episode 2)
promaine, Stewf, ritcheyer, xteemarie, and 46 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Nick Sherman (34 months ago | reply)
There were some harder-to-see Letraset sheets hanging on another wall in the same room too.
ultrasparky [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
The Letraset sheets made me happy
litherland (34 months ago | reply)
The rubylith made me happy. :)
Pedro Moura (34 months ago | reply)
I´ve never seen the series, but I did see the documentary - this poster is an amazing idea!
PANTONIO ® (34 months ago | reply)
that's cool. I mean, helvetica; the everywhere font! how couldn't it been filmed into a movie scene!
Gary Hustwit (director of the Helvetica documentary) uses the Mad Men appearance as inspiration for a limited-edition silkscreen print:
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promaine, Stewf, ritcheyer, xteemarie, and 46 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Nick Sherman (34 months ago | reply)
There were some harder-to-see Letraset sheets hanging on another wall in the same room too.
ultrasparky [deleted] (34 months ago | reply)
The Letraset sheets made me happy
litherland (34 months ago | reply)
The rubylith made me happy. :)
Pedro Moura (34 months ago | reply)
I´ve never seen the series, but I did see the documentary - this poster is an amazing idea!
PANTONIO ® (34 months ago | reply)
that's cool. I mean, helvetica; the everywhere font! how couldn't it been filmed into a movie scene!
Nick Sherman (34 months ago | reply)
Gary Hustwit (director of the Helvetica documentary) uses the Mad Men appearance as inspiration for a limited-edition silkscreen print: