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"German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern graphic design. This is the first study of Renner's typographic career, detailing his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishment and influence."--BOOK JACKET. "Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, becoming an early and prominent member of the Deutscher Werkbund while creating his first book designs for various Munich-based publishers. As the author of numerous texts such as Typografie als Kunst (Typography as…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 1999Princeton Architectural Press · 220 pages · 9781568981581
- Other · English · 1998Hyphen · 223 pages · 9780907259121
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