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HISTORYFutura was designed by Paul Renner, in 1927
and created as a contribution to the New Frankfurt
Project. It is a sans-serif typeface with design
based on geometric shapes. The typeface was
created with near-circles, squares and triangles.
Originally, the typeface was released in Light,
Medium, Bold and Bold Oblique. Today, the
typeface also includes, Light Oblique, Medium
Oblique, Demibold, Demibold Oblique, Book,
Book Oblique, Extra Bold, Extra Bold Italic and
Heavy, creating visually appealing elements.
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BOLD f f f f f F F F F
MEDIUM u
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BOOK t t t t t T T T T
DEMI u u u u u U U U U
HEAVY r r r r r R R R R
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LIGHT a a a a a A A A A
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VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS
VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS
SATURN SATURN SATURN SATURN SATURN SATURN
EARTH EARTH EARTH EARTH
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EARTH EARTH EARTH EARTH
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VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENUS VENS VENUS VENUS
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MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS
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MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS
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SATURN SATURN SATURN SATURN SATURN
SATURN SATURN SATURNo
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EARTH EARTH EARTH EARTH EARTH EARTH
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Futura was the first typeface to walk
on the moon. The Apollo 11 -- the
first landing of two people on the
moon -- chose this typeface for the
plaque that can be found there.
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Apollo 11
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ANATOMY OF FUTURA
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x-height
The lowercase ‘a’ is a round shape connected
to a stem equal to x-height of the typeface
baseline
letter ‘x’ has a wider bottom, therefore
it is not simply two crossed ‘i’s’
l + n =
The letter ‘h’ combines the letters ‘l’ and ‘n’
hx-height
baseline
oThe letter ‘o’ is a perfect circle, making it
distinct in comparison to other typfaces
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The letters ‘G’ and ‘S’
have diagonal terminals
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the letters ‘p’
‘q’ ‘b’ and ‘d’
are the same
exact shape
with different
vertical and
horizontal
orientaton
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