Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944) was an Italian poet and the founder of Futurism. Born in Alexandria in Egypt, he published the Futurist Manifesto on the front page of the Paris newspaper Le Figaro in 1909, calling for an art of speed, machines and the modern city. His parole in libertà, or words in freedom, scattered letters across the page in different sizes and typefaces, and changed the way designers thought about type for decades afterwards. Later artists such as Bruno Munari began their careers in his circle. Explore more Italian art posters.