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Good for Futura-ists The Futura typeface celebrated its 90th birthday this year and Futura: The Typeface, a “stunning examination of one of the most popular typefaces ever created”, has been published in homage. Inspired by simple geometric forms, designer Paul Renner created Futura in 1927 as a clean-lined, modern take on classical typefaces and it was immediately popular. The book traces the face’s story from its Bauhaus origins through to its appearance on the moon, for the text of a plaque to mark the first landing in 1969. Futura: The Typeface is written by Petra Eisele, professor ...

Today is the 28th day of 2021. There are 337 days left in the year.

Friday, December 18, 2020 Brits may not have been first off the mark in print, in comparison with some of our neighbours, but their contribution to the craft has nevertheless been great The printing industry is not always good at honouring its past: the inventions, processes, products or the people. That is a pity because it is the men and women of the past that have brought the industry to where it is today, just as it is the individuals of today who will shape the printing industry of tomorrow. We do not move forward in isolation, today we build on what happened yesterday an...