The first study, in any language, of this German typographer and type designer. Renner's work exemplifies central themes in German culture during the first half of the 20th century. In the 1920s Renner worked in Frankfurt where he began work on his typeface Futura.In Munich Renner ran the printing school that included Jan Tschichold among its teachers. After the Nazi years he emerged as a voice of experience in postwar debates.
Christopher Burke, who also published an excellent biography about Tschichold, presents a wealth of hitherto unpublished material about Renner, drawn from archive research.