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seagull · 08-04-2008, 06:21

hi i'm a new graphic design student this year and am searching for the perfect font to use for a project on futurism, help! typography is much harder than you think isnt it?!

d*d · 08-04-2008, 06:54

There is no 'perfect' futurist font, it's more the treatment and application of the font than a specific typeface - a lot of it was drawn or 'sourced' from publications, look at the typography by Marinetti

Do Gooder · 08-04-2008, 06:56

Data 70!

seagull · 08-04-2008, 07:01

hi d*d, thanks for your post. yes i know most were drawn, which is why i'm having trouble finding digital font/s that is suitable, its really hard to look at some hand drawn typo and try and match it to a digital font when you know nothing about it! i'm using stencil for some as i have found a couple of examples of that...

seagull · 08-04-2008, 07:04

cheers do gooder but its the 'futurist movement' rather than 'the future'! will keep that one in mind for a different project!

d*d · 08-04-2008, 07:11

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Originally Posted by seagull

its really hard to look at some hand drawn typo and try and match it to a digital font

Then why bother, hand draw it all

Paddy · 08-04-2008, 07:13

Try running a few of these through What The Font.

Browse > Futurist | Vintage Posters at International Poster Gallery

Do Gooder · 08-04-2008, 07:28

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Originally Posted by seagull

cheers do gooder but its the 'futurist movement' rather than 'the future'! will keep that one in mind for a different project!

Doh!

seagull · 08-04-2008, 07:59

wow paddy, this is a great website, thanks!

CharmingMan · 08-04-2008, 08:05

Id say based on the posters featured in paddys link

Avant Garde

or

Futura

set in CAPS

steveb · 08-04-2008, 10:57

Wasn't the futurist movement something in the olden dayes, around 1925-35? Avant Garde is from about 1968, so that's no good.
How about Bayer? I drew a version which you can download from the link just below.

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d*d Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,058	There is no 'perfect' futurist font, it's more the treatment and application of the font than a specific typeface - a lot of it was drawn or 'sourced' from publications, look at the typography by Marinetti

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seagull Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	hi d*d, thanks for your post. yes i know most were drawn, which is why i'm having trouble finding digital font/s that is suitable, its really hard to look at some hand drawn typo and try and match it to a digital font when you know nothing about it! i'm using stencil for some as i have found a couple of examples of that...

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