This entry is for the Ultrabold styles of Twentieth Century, Lanston Monotype’s copy
of Futura, drawn by
Sol
Hess. Also spelled 20th Century Ultrabold.
The Ultrabold (1941) precedes Intertype’s Futura Extra Bold (1952). Differences in
‘G’ (flat section at bottom right), ‘J’ and ‘g’ (trimmed
vertically), ‘e’ (angled terminal).
Ultrabold Condensed followed in 1944, Ultrabold Italic in 1947.
There’s also Ultrabold Condensed Italic and Ultrabold Extended.
[McGrew 1993]
Letraset’s and Varityper’s Futura are at least
partly based on Twentieth Century, see the Extra Bold.
So is the digital Futura No. 2.
Monotype’s More…
This entry is for the Ultrabold styles of Twentieth Century, Lanston Monotype’s copy of Futura, drawn by Sol Hess. Also spelled 20th Century Ultrabold.
The Ultrabold (1941) precedes Intertype’s Futura Extra Bold (1952). Differences in ‘G’ (flat section at bottom right), ‘J’ and ‘g’ (trimmed vertically), ‘e’ (angled terminal).
Ultrabold Condensed followed in 1944, Ultrabold Italic in 1947. There’s also Ultrabold Condensed Italic and Ultrabold Extended. [McGrew 1993]
Letraset’s and Varityper’s Futura are at least partly based on Twentieth Century, see the Extra Bold. So is the digital Futura No. 2.
Monotype’s digitization covers three styles; Ultra Bold, Ultra Bold Italic, and Ultra Bold Condensed.
