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Paul Renner: The Art of Typography
German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern graphic design. This title is the first study in any language of Renner's typographic career; it details his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishment and influence.
Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 192...more
Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 192...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
April 1st 2008
by Hyphen Press
(first published December 1st 1998)
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For lovers of type, or the interwar German Weimar Republic epoch, this is a great read. Renner was not the avant garde self promoter that some of his Bauhaus counterparts were, so stood back in the semi shade despite the wild success of his typeface Futura. An interesting man with great ideas on type, who by accident of history was accused of the ludicrous crime of making unGerman typography. Beautiful plates show the development of Futura and other faces.
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The Nazis first announced Gothic script as the national font for its Germanness; later when they were trying to win more international allies they denounced it as "Jewish" and replaced it with Roman font. Renner was opposed to the font from the beginning, finding it pompous and of low legibility, and thereby isolating, and he spoke against it in defiance of the Reich. If this sounds fascinating to you, we are at least somewhat alike.
This is another read thanks to grad school...not the most exciting book but I learned a lot about early 20th-century German graphic design that isn't Bauhaus.
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