Futura: Simple and Beautiful

Paul Renner’s first designs for Futura

Paul Renner’s first designs for Futura (1924) as illustrated in Typography No. 7, 1938

Class Work

Type Mashup- Helvetica Neue X Futura

Joe Lanz

Untitled by Mirjana Ursulesku

I really love this piece by Mirjana Ursulesku.  I've probably walked by it a dozen of times and didn't notice it until today.

Collage Project

Here is a collage I created for class:

 

List of public signage typefaces

Click here for a nice compilation of typefaces from all over the world: List of public signage type faces

Paul McCartney 'NEW'

Great song, great use of type in the cover art.

 

Give it a listen here: Paul McCartney 'NEW'

Typecast Quiz

Can you choose the right type?

Find out the answers here: Typecast Quiz

Learning Typesetting