More Fonts by
Morris Fuller Benton
Related Albums:
Allyson's Album
AMERICAN
Jim 's Album
Hector's album
photography pretlove
Kamichu Sans Serif
O Estado de São Paulo
John's Album
<< previous | next >> | up to Family Tree | index
Franklin Gothic from Linotype Franklin Gothic is a Linotype font family with 3 styles. Click the Purchase Options button below to view pricing and availability information. |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin Gothic |  | |||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Design Credits
First seen on MyFonts: June 8th, 2006
Designed by: Morris Fuller Benton
Letterform design based on: Franklin Gothic
Contained in Categories: Decorative & Display, Legible, Sans Serif
Design owned by: Linotype
MyFonts Keywords: 1900s, 1980s, 1990s, american, decorative, economic, german, headline, heavy, informal, legible, linear, magazine, modern, modest, neutral, news, sansserif, serif, static, sturdy, technical, theelectriccompany, wide, xmas [suggest]
Franklin Gothic Std
Franklin Gothic was designed by Morris Fuller Benton for the American Type Founders Company in 1903-1912. Early types without serifs were known by the misnomer “gothic” in America (“grotesque” in Britain and “grotesk” in Germany).
There were already many gothics in America in the early 1900s, but Benton was probably influenced by the popular German grotesks: Basic Commercial and Reform from D. Stempel AG. Franklin Gothic may have been named for Benjamin Franklin, though the design has no historical relationship to that famous early American printer and statesman.
Benton was a prolific designer, and he designed several other sans serif fonts, including Alternate Gothic, Lightline Gothic and News Gothic.
Recognizable aspects of Franklin Gothic include the two-story a and g, subtle stroke contrast, and the thinning of round strokes as they merge into stems. The type appears dark and monotone overall, giving it a robustly modern look.
Franklin Gothic is still one of the most widely used sans serifs; it’s a suitable choice for newspapers, advertising and posters.
Not quite what you’re looking for?
Try looking at more fonts like this.
About Us — Testimonials — Sell Your Fonts — Become an Affiliate — Site Map — Sign In
MyFonts 245 First Street 17th Floor Cambridge MA 02142 USA
MyFonts and MyFonts.com are registered trademarks of Bitstream, Inc.
WhatTheFont and Starlets are trademarks of Bitstream, Inc.
Copyright © 1999–2008 Bitstream, Inc.
PRIVACY POLICY