Type Specimen Book: FUTURA

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O T N I K

the

AN

O O L EW

futura


verall

oncept:


by

nspir ed the

Bauhaus

Movement


created by:

PR aul

enner


created in:

frankfurt


orked as a graphic artist, painter, type designer, author, teacher


is b ne ase a is d d r w hic eve on s (ne eriv h a n w tro ar- ed re eig kes pe fro low ht, r fe m of sim ct in cir p co cle le g n tra s, e tria om st ng etri les c f an orm ds s This is most visible in the almost perfectly qu are round stroke of the O which is nonetheless s) slightly ovoid. In designing Futura, Renner avoided the decorative, eliminating nonessential elements. The lowercase has tall ascenders, which rise above the cap line. The uppercase characters present proportions similar to those of classical Roman capitals.


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O T N I K

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O O L EW

futura


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