While it is one of many modern typefaces that takes its inspiration from the iconic first Futura sketches by Paul Renner from around 1924 – radical for its time – the goal was not to make a revival. It was to be even more consistent in the geometry of its letterforms while improving Futura’s readability shortfalls. Letter constructions were reimagined, x-height raised, sharp corners slightly cut, lines made as monolinear as possible.
The result is a workhorse typeface in its own right that can carry the clean look of modernism while being a versatile tool customizable to varying design needs and adaptable to different accessibility requirements.
For example, you can choose between the standard right-angled n’s and m’s – a telltale feature of the historic sketch – or Arched Letterforms, which gives the typeface a completely different, more “conventional” flavour without breaking the design.
The Stylized Letterforms emphasize the circle as a symbol of sound waves and broadcasting, also echoing stylistic elements from technical construction and circuit drawings of old radio sets.
The Inclusive Letterforms avoid any mirrored shapes and help make a clear distinction between every single letter. This is a feature that in some ways contradicts the strictly geometric underpinnings of the typeface, and for this reason is usually not really seen in this category of fonts, expanding the geometric sans design space meaningfully.
The font is available as individual Regular and Regular Italic cuts or as a Variable Font for seamless animations. An update to Pipeline Stage C (with weights and a character set upgrade) will follow later in 2026.
| Pipeline Stage | B |
| Character Set | Comma Set B |
| Designed | 2020–2026 |
| Released | 2026 |
| Design & Mastering | Anna Cairns |
| Art Direction | Anna Cairns, Flo Gaertner |
Early Futura design (1920s)
Stylistic Set: Arched letterforms
Alternate a’s: Schoolbook, Double storey, Geometrical
Stylistic Set: Inclusive letterforms
Alternate j/l/t
Stylistic Set: Stylized letterforms
Alternate M
Alternate comma + quotation marks
Contextual Alternate & Stylistic Set: Alternate Asterisk (gender symbol)
Alternate g
Alternate h
Alternate y
Stylistic Set: Arched letterforms
Alternate a’s: Schoolbook, Double storey, Geometrical
Stylistic Set: Inclusive letterforms
Alternate j/l/t
Stylistic Set: Stylized letterforms
Alternate M
Alternate comma + quotation marks
Contextual Alternate & Stylistic Set: Alternate Asterisk (gender symbol)
Alternate g
Alternate h
Alternate y