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This book has 5-stars across the board on Amazon and as one reviewer puts it: "For anyone who has any interest in London and its transport history this is a must read, Full of great pictures and a mine of information, cannot praise it enough."

- As managing director of the London Underground in the 1920s and the first chief executive of London Transport, Frank Pick (1878-1941), had more influence on the look of twentieth century London than any other individual
- Frank Pick's London offers a unique overview of Pick's passionate belief in the social and civic value of applied art and design and its impact on London

Frank Pick's London by Oliver Green

Futura: The Typeface, by Petra Eisele, Annette Ludwig and Isabel Naegele, is a vast and rather beautiful celebration of Futura, launched to celebrate the typeface’s 90th birthday. And, as a testament to its superb design, Futura really does look as fresh today as it did back in the 1927.

It's easy to assume that it would be tricky to create an entire book about Futura. But it turns out there’s a lot of mileage in this perennially trendy typeface. Who knew, for instance, that it was the first typeface on the moon? Or that it was Stanley Kubrick's favourite font? Or, in less positive associations, that it was assailed by the Nazis in World War II, used across the party’s propaganda?