The repetition of simple geometric shapes forms a daily part of our environment. Throughout the 20th century – and into the 21st – typefaces whose designs have taken advantage of this have remained popular. But finding exactly the right mood can be tricky. For your convenience, we have grouped some of our favorite geometric typefaces (mostly sans serif and symbol) into four categories: circles, squares, ovals, and triangles.
Paul Renner – né le 9 août 1878 à Wernigerode, en Allemagne, mort le 25 avril 1956 à Hödingen, en Allemagne – graphiste, peintre, typographe, auteur et enseignant.
A étudié l’architecture et la peinture à Berlin, Munich et Karlsruhe. Puis a travaillé comme peintre à Munich. 1907–17 : assistant de production et directeur de présentation pour Georg Müller Verlag à Munich. 1911 : cofondateur d’une école privée d’illustration à Munich. 1925–26 : directeur
[...]The American designer Edwin W. Shaar created the fonts Flash™ (1939), Futura® Script (1954), Gazette® (1977), Nuptial Script™ (app. 1952) and Okay (1939).
Presented by the Bauerschen Giesserei in 1928, Futura® font has been commonly known as the font development of the Bauhaus.
Although there was no direct association, Renner's Futura® font was indeed based on the simple forms of circle, triangle and square. Futura® is a geometrically constructed typeface which reflects the ideas of the Bauhaus and the 'New Typography'.
Over time, Paul Renner made some changes to make Futura® font more legible. It has long ascenders and descenders and therefore
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