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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Gary Hustwit

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2009

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The filmmaker behind the typeface documentary Helvetica talks about his new film Objectified, which explores our interactions with everyday stuff.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Mark from M. Indell, New Jersey.

0:02.3

I'm Eric from Durham, North Carolina.

0:04.2

I'm Charlie Todd from New York City.

0:06.1

The Sound of Young America is an independent production.

0:08.8

Supported by listeners like me.

0:10.5

If you'd like to support the show like I did,

0:12.4

visit MaximumFun.org and click on Donate.

0:15.5

I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.

0:18.7

It's the Sound of Young America from MaximumFun.org and PRI,

0:22.9

Public Radio, International.

0:25.1

It's The Sound of Young America.

0:31.9

I'm Jesse Thorne, my guest on the program, Gary Hustwitt,

0:35.0

is a documentary director whose first film,

0:38.7

Helvetica, was about that most dynamic of subjects,

0:43.2

the font, and his new film is a follow-up that takes

0:47.8

the long view on the world of design or the broad view,

0:52.4

called Objectified, in which he interfaces

0:55.9

with some of the biggest names in design to talk about

1:00.2

what design is, how it's done, and why it matters.

1:04.3

Gary, welcome to The Sound of Young America.

1:06.2

It's great to have you on the show.

1:07.2

Thanks, Jesse.

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