Futura research

I collected some important data about the Futura font, which I am going to present in my next assignment.

• serif-less, very geometric forms, based on triangle, square and circle
• long ascenders and even strokes
  
• created in 1927 in Germany by Paul Renner
  
• Inspired by the Bauhaus style
• font family consists of over 40 different styles
  
• Very popular in the 20th century, especially in the 50 and 60s
  
• Priced at over 500U$ for the whole family
• Famous companies use it in their coprorate design
• Volkswagen
• German Railways
• Ikea
• Union Pacific

Sources:

• http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futura_%28Schriftart%29#_note-0
• http://www.linotype.com/472/futura-family.html