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Twentieth Century is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Sol Hess for Lanston Monotype in 1937. It was created as a competitor to the successful Futura typeface for Monotype's hot metal typesetting system. Like Futura it has a single-story 'ɑ' and a straight 'j' with no bend.

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  • Twentieth Century ist eine geometrische serifenlose Schrift, die 1937 von Sol Hess für entworfen wurde. Sie entstand als Konkurrenz zur erfolgreichen Futura für das Bleisatzsystem von Monotype. Wie die Futura hat sie ein einstöckiges 'ɑ' und ein gerades 'j' ohne Biegung. Die sehr große Schriftfamilie Twentieth Century ist vor allem dadurch bekannt geworden, dass eine Auswahl ihrer Schnitte in vielen Microsoft-Produkten wie Office enthalten ist. Es gibt zahlreiche weitere Varianten, darunter Versionen für sehr kleinen Text und eine vom Art déco beeinflusste Titelschrift namens Twentieth Century Poster mit abgerundeten Großbuchstaben. Twentieth Century diente auch als Inspiration für die Century Gothic, die 1991 von Monotype entworfen wurde. (de)
  • Twentieth Century is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Sol Hess for Lanston Monotype in 1937. It was created as a competitor to the successful Futura typeface for Monotype's hot metal typesetting system. Like Futura it has a single-story 'ɑ' and a straight 'j' with no bend. A very large font family, Twentieth Century is particularly known for a limited range of styles being bundled with many Microsoft products such as Office. Numerous other variants exist, including versions for very small text and an Art Deco-influenced titling capitals design, Twentieth Century Poster, with rounded capitals. In addition, Twentieth Century served as an inspiration for Century Gothic, designed by Monotype in 1991. (en)
  • Twentieth Century é uma fonte tipográfica desenhada por Sol Hess entre 1937 a 1947 para a (LMC). Uma família de fontes muito grande, a Twentieth Century é particularmente conhecida por uma gama limitada de estilos que estão sendo agrupados com muitos produtos da Microsoft como o Office. (pt)
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  • Airport, Tw Cen MT, Century Gothic (en)
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  • Geometric (en)
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  • 1937 (xsd:integer)
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  • Twentieth Century (en)
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  • Twentieth Century é uma fonte tipográfica desenhada por Sol Hess entre 1937 a 1947 para a (LMC). Uma família de fontes muito grande, a Twentieth Century é particularmente conhecida por uma gama limitada de estilos que estão sendo agrupados com muitos produtos da Microsoft como o Office. (pt)
  • Twentieth Century ist eine geometrische serifenlose Schrift, die 1937 von Sol Hess für entworfen wurde. Sie entstand als Konkurrenz zur erfolgreichen Futura für das Bleisatzsystem von Monotype. Wie die Futura hat sie ein einstöckiges 'ɑ' und ein gerades 'j' ohne Biegung. (de)
  • Twentieth Century is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Sol Hess for Lanston Monotype in 1937. It was created as a competitor to the successful Futura typeface for Monotype's hot metal typesetting system. Like Futura it has a single-story 'ɑ' and a straight 'j' with no bend. (en)
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  • Twentieth Century (Schriftart) (de)
  • Twentieth Century (tipografia) (pt)
  • Twentieth Century (typeface) (en)
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