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Futura is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Paul Renner and released in 1927. [1] It was designed as a contribution on the New Frankfurt-project.It is based on geometric shapes, especially the circle, similar in spirit to the Bauhaus design style of the period.
Since the 2010s, the bold variant of VAG Rounded became the regular typeface for letters, numbers, and other text on Sesame Street, coincidentally replacing its precursor, Futura, which had been used on the show for decades prior. Much like with Futura, some of the letters were altered to be more distinguishable to children (ex. serifs on the ...
Paul Renner (Futura, 1927) Erik Spiekermann (FF Meta, ITC Officina, FF Info, FF Unit and others) Jan Tschichold (Sabon) Carlos Winkow designer for the Nacional Typefoundry of Madrid; Berthold Wolpe (Albertus) Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (Diotima, Alcuin) Hermann Zapf (Palatino, Optima, Zapf Chancery, Zapf Dingbats, Zapfino)
Typeface Family Spacing Weights/Styles Target script Included from Can be installed on Example image Aharoni [6]: Sans Serif: Proportional: Bold: Hebrew: XP, Vista
Univers Bold Condensed on a London street sign Charles Peignot envisioned a large, unified font family, that might be set in both the metal and the photo-composition systems. Impressed by the success of the Bauer foundry's Futura typeface, Peignot encouraged a new, geometric sans-serif type in competition.
A guide explaining the names used by ATF for their many somewhat related 'gothic' types. Franklin Gothic itself is an extra-bold sans-serif type. It draws upon earlier, nineteenth century models from many of the twenty-three foundries consolidated into American Type Founders in 1892.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic is a geometric sans serif font family based on the logo font used in the Avant Garde magazine. Herb Lubalin devised the logo concept and its companion headline typeface, and then he and Tom Carnase, a partner in Lubalin's design firm, worked together to transform the idea into a full-fledged typeface.
Akzidenz-Grotesk is a sans-serif typeface family originally released by the Berthold Type Foundry of Berlin. "Akzidenz" indicates its intended use as a typeface for commercial print runs such as publicity, tickets and forms, as opposed to fine printing, and "grotesque" was a standard name for sans-serif typefaces at the time.