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Futura (typeface)
Futura is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1927 by Paul Renner. It was designed as a contribution on the New Frankfurt-project. It is based on geometric shapes that became representative of visual elements of the Bauhaus design style of 1919–33. It was commissioned as a typeface by the Bauer Type Foundry, in reaction to Ludwig & Mayer's seminal Erbar of 1922.
Futura has an appearance of efficiency and forwardness. Although Renner was not associated with the Bauhaus, he shared many of its idioms and believed that a modern typeface should express modern models, rather than be a revival of a previous design. Renner's design rejected the approach of previous sans-serif designs (now often called grotesques), which were based on the models of signpainting, condensed lettering and nineteenth-century serif typefaces, in favour of simple geometric forms: near-perfect circles, triangles and squares. It is based on strokes of near-even weight, which are low in contrast. The lowercase has tall ascenders, which rise above the cap line, and uses a single-story 'a' and 'g,' previously more common in handwriting than in printed text. The uppercase characters present proportions similar to those of classical Roman capitals.
Futura (magazine)
Futura was an influential monthly French digest size comic book magazine launched by Editions Lug in August 1972. It ran for 33 issues until April 1975.
Contents
The covers were mostly by French artists Jean-Yves Mitton and Jean Frisano.
Phonaesthetics
Phonaesthetics (from the Greek: φωνή phōnē, "voice-sound"; and αἰσθητική aisthētikē, "aesthetics") is the study of the inherent pleasantness (euphony) or unpleasantness (cacophony) of the sound of certain words, phrases, and sentences.
The closely related but different concept of phonaesthesia should be distinguished from this meaning. Phonaesthesia does not refer directly to aesthetic attributes of sound, but to phonetic elements that are inherently associated with a semantic meaning.
Euphony
Euphony is used for effects which are pleasant, rhythmical and harmonious. An example of euphony is the poem Some Sweet Day.
Observe the symmetry of the lines and how the last syllable in the first three lines rhyme. Poetry is considered euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose. Important phonaesthetic devices of poetry are rhyme, assonance and alliteration. Closely related to euphony and cacophony is the concept of consonance and dissonance.
Cacophony
Cacophony consists of harsh, often discordant sounds. These sounds are often meaningless and jumbled together.
Cacophony (album)
Cacophony is the second studio album by English anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni. It was self-released in 1988 on their own imprint record label, Outer Himalayan.
Background
Cacophony's entire track list and lyrics were inspired by the life and stories of early 20th century horror author HP Lovecraft.
Track listing
Personnel
Cacophony (disambiguation)
Cacophony is the demonstration of unpleasant phonaesthetics, or unpleasant, discordant sounds.
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