Futurama Opening Title

07/30/2018

Created by Simpsons creator Matt Groening, this heartwarming animated sitcom for adults is set in the 31st century and is full of American black humor. The title, Futurama, comes from the pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, and was the latest catchphrase to describe the vision of the future at the time. The optimistic science fiction vision of the future and the reality that followed were so far apart that it was used ironically as a sentiment of worship for the future. The fonts used are ITC Kable and Insignia, both of which have a 30's art deco feel reminiscent of the New York World's Fair, but with a geometric simplicity and pop style that works well with the other parts of this animation.

Typeface

Designed by Rudolf Koch and released in 1927 by the Klingspor foundry in Germany, Kabel is named in honor of the laying of the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable. In 1975, under special license from D. Stempel AG, the International Typeface Corporation redrew the family and added a fifth weight. Geometric proportions are combined with humanistic features in this unusual sans serif typeface.

Insignia is a 1986 typeface by British designer Neville Brody. Originally developed as a headline face for Arena magazine, Insignia is a monoline display typeface immediately identifiable by cross-strokes on the capitals that cut through the main stems of the capital letters. Use Insignia for advertising and display work.