A review by missamandamae
Never Use Futura by Douglas Thomas

5.0

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the publication of this book for the past year. I’m not an educated graphic designer - but I gained some interest in fonts and design from working on my high school literary magazine. And Doug’s book help bring that nostalgia into my life again by detailing the history of a font with historical topics I’ve already found fascinating — such as Nazi Germany and the early NASA program (now I know that my love of the Apollo program also has some association with NASA’s use of Futura in their publications and labels). There’s bound to be a connection to Futura that will get you hooked on the topic.

It’s a quick read, clear and entertaining, and very satisfying to flip through as well. This history buff got a kick out of it.