Futura was created by German designer Paul Renner and introduced in 1927. Renner, influenced by the Bauhaus movement, created the visually sleek sans-serif font. In his book "Never Use Futura ...

Douglas Thomas’ examination the Futura typeface is not just a book for font lovers, but a journey through behavioural patterns of the last 100 years. Never Use Futura is the warning that was given to ...

“Futura was always there in the background. It was the indelible voice of modernity." Introduced in 1924 by German designer Paul Renner, the font was an extension of modernists’ efforts to reduce ...

Fortunately, Futura’s design helped it transcend its national origin and tumultuous political climate, becoming a font that represented not only the forefront of design, but the entire planet Earth.

In the third of five exclusives excerpts, Garfield looks at the controversy that surround IKEA changing fonts from Futura to Verdana. Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.