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The high point for the Futura font was its engraving on a plaque to be left on the Moon. Over the years, there have been many versions of Futura from type foundries.The Futura font was marketed as “die Schrift unserer Zeit,” or in English, “the font of our time” by the Bauer type foundry.The Futura font is still one of the most important typefaces being used to this day.Futura was used on the plaque left on the Moon by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.Contrary to popular belief, the Futura font was not designed in conjunction with the famous school. It was representative of the Bauhaus ideology, function over form.Considered a progressive font that represented the European Avante-Garde.

A geometric sans serif, designed in 1927 by Paul Renner.

There are many options for font fanatics like us! Futura Font: Quick Factsīefore we dive deep into the Futura history, let's take a look at some quick facts to get us started: If you're looking for a Futura display font dupe, be sure to check out Envato Elements and GraphicRiver. In this article, we’ll talk all about the Futura font history, its conception, the font anatomy, its influence through time, and the endless versions that exist. That’s correct: the Futura font was used on the plaque that was left on the Moon in the Apollo 11 mission. We’ve seen it everywhere from cars to furniture stores to the Moon. In this article, we tell you all about the Futura font history and its impact on the design world.ĭesigned in 1927, Futura is still considered a modern font that conveys progress. If we succeed in finding that position we have done our job.The Futura font is one of the most famous geometric fonts, and it's still popular to this day. It follows that there is a “right” position for every shape on every occasion. In either case the line can be so placed to achieve the best effect but the placing and its overall effect will probably be quite different in each case. The same line has a totally different effect in a large or small area of white space. Here begins true design, the shaping of the graphic form.Įvery shape exists only in relation to the space around it.

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A line need not be full out to the left but may be moved a little or a lot to the right. The sizes and weights of type used depend first and foremost on the contents, but almost always we have scope to choose a larger or smaller size or to alter the graphic appearance of some of the lines. As type today stands by itself, without the addition of ornament, we have become more sensitive to it not only as words and lines, but as part of the design of a page. The right placing of words and lines is as important as the creation of significant and effective contrasts, and is an integral part of it. In 2011 Dead History was one of 23 digital typefaces included in the permanent architecture and design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.Īll typography is an arrangement of elements in two dimensions. There it was finally redrawn from scratch and completed by Zuzana Licko. It went through numerous stages of assembly and disassembly before it was licensed to Emigre Fonts in early 1994. Rounded – to create something entirely new and unexpected. Started by Makela while studying in the graduate design program at Cranbrook, he began his design of Dead History by mashing together two existing digital fonts – Linotype’s Centennial and Adobe’s V.A.G. It personifies a new attitude in type creation marked by the design of hybrid typefaces which are largely the result of the computer's capabilities to function as the perfect assembling tool. The past, especially in typography, is often an inspiration for contemporary designers not so for Makela, whose Dead History design signals the end of an era of traditionally produced fonts. Scott Makela designed this typeface in the period during which digital processes were becoming accepted as mainstream tools for graphic and communication designers.

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