The graphic section of the company C. Furest & Cia, the Funtimod foundry and the modern types

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https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v20i1.1032

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Founded in Rio de Janeiro, the company C. Fuerst & Cia began its journey in 1920 with great emphasis on its work in the graphic and typographic field, the main focus of this research. The historical study demonstrates the importance of C. Fuerst in importing machinery for the graphic arts, with emphasis on offset printers, in addition to its contribution in the typographic area by representing the material of the German foundry D. Stempel and bringing up the conceptualization of modern types. Having Funtimod – Fundição de Tipos Modernos as the main reference in the field of typography in Brazil in the 20th century, we propose to place the typographic collections of the company and the foundry side by side, making a survey of similarities and differences. Through this, we conclude that only the studied foundry has a collection consistent with modernity of the time.

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Isabella R. Aragão, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Isabella Ribeiro Aragão is a designer, graduated in Industrial Design (Graphic Design) and Master in Design from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). She holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo (USP) with a sandwich period at Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London (UAL), in England. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Design at UFPE, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Design and co-leads the Graphic Practices Laboratory (LPG).

Eduardo Azerêdo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Bachelor in Design from the Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE. Researcher in the field of typography with a great interest in topics such as typographic history and Brazilian national identity.

Dayane da Costa, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE

Multimedia Technician formed by the school NAVE Recife (2016-2018). Currently, I'm a Design graduate student at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, and I also work as a UX/UI Designer at Capyba Software. During graduation, I've had the opportunity to do some researches and articles focused on the area of typography, which aroused a huge interest in me when I studied it.

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2023-06-23

How to Cite

R. Aragão, I., Azerêdo, E., & da Costa, D. (2023). The graphic section of the company C. Furest & Cia, the Funtimod foundry and the modern types. InfoDesign - Journal of Information Design, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v20i1.1032

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Isabella R. Aragão, Eduardo Azerêdo, Dayane da Costa

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