DIN® Next Perfect Font Pairings
FOUNDRY: FF DIN® by FontFont and DIN® Next by Monotype
DESIGNER: Akira Kobayashi, Albert-Jan Pool, and Sandra Winter
CLASSIFICATION: Square Sans
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
- Dating back to the late 19th century, DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) is the original ‘industrial strength’ sans-serif typeface. Initially created to identify railroad cars, DIN became the standard typeface for highway signage, house numbers, and engineering applications for decades.
- It wasn’t, however until the late 1980s, however, that DIN gained significant popularity among graphic designers.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN FONTS THAT PAIR WELL WITH DIN NEXT:
- The DIN typeface design is available from multiple font foundries. Although there are slight variations among the various DIN font families, they share essentially the same design.
- The guidelines are applicable to all versions of the DIN typeface – except the slab serif designs.
- DIN is generally considered a display typeface. Only the light weights, in large sizes, are recommended for blocks of copy.
DIN DISPLAY PAIRING WITH TEXT FONTS:
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