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Futura

Futura

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In this first episode, Anitra and Jason talk about Futura, that most versatile of modernist typefaces and its designer Paul Renner, OG Anti-fa.

Anitra tells Jason why the Nazis hated Latin typefaces. We argue about the merits of mathematical proportions and discuss why Futura is probably not classified as a “fun” typeface. Jason unfairly compares Type Designer Mathew Carter to a character from Game of Thrones.

Anitra chose to do the history for this episode thinking that she knows all about Futura because she has read lots of stuff about the Bauhaus, but does she actually? (Spoiler alert, turns out not really).

You can find the show notes and transcript set in Futura at: https://www.anitraland.com/podcast

If you'd like to share your own views on Futura, or the pod, email us on

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You can find us on Twitter: @type_pod and on Insta: @the_type_pod

Our Producer, Professor Inger Mewburn is located at the Australian National University and is on twitter as @thesiswhisperer

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