Paul Renner

The Art of Typography
Hyphen Press

by Christopher Burke

6-1/2 x 9-1/2 in; 224 pp;
20 color and 110 b/w images
Paperback
December 1998
ISBN 9781568981581
ISBN10 1568981589

SKU# 9781568981581

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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 typographic design. Paul Renner, still the only study in any language of Renner's brilliant career, details his life and wor...

Paul Renner



Paul Renner

German typographer Paul Renner is best known as the designer of the typeface Futura, which stands as a landmark of modern typographic design. Paul Renner, still the only study in any language of Renner's brilliant career, details his life and work to reveal the breadth of his accomplishments and influence. Christopher Burke presents a wealth of hithertounpublished materials, drawing on primary sources and archival research and clearly written with an eye to today's reader. Beautifully designed, Paul Renner is an inspiring tour de force portrait of this typographer's extraordinary career and his ongoing influence on the graphic arts.

 

Christopher Burke is a typographer, typeface designer, and type historian. His book on Jan Tschichold, Active Literature: an Tschichold and New Typography, was published in 2007.