From the moon to the big screen
Futura had the honor of being the first typeface on the moon, chosen for a commemorative plaque left by the astronauts of Apollo 11 in 1969.
Historical plaque on the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" (Photo: NASA)
Historical plaque on the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" (Photo: NASA)
Iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick used Futura religiously in many of his films, notably 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut.
It was Stanley's favourite typeface. It's sans serif. He liked Helvetica and Univers, too. Clean and elegant... I was always trying to persuade him to turn away from them. But he was wedded to his sans serifs.
- Tony Frewin, on working with Stanley Kubrick
More recently, Wes Anderson has done the same with his films (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic, etc), using Futura (specifically Futura Bold) almost exclusively in the artwork, credits, and even within the films.