DIN® Next Slab Perfect Font Pairings
ABOUT THE FAMILY
- The family includes seven weights from UltraLight to Black, each with an italic counterpart.
- DIN Next Slab harmonizes seamlessly with DIN Next – sharing basic letterforms and weights – not only in headlines and body text but also within the same text copy block.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN FONTS THAT PAIR WELL WITH DIN NEXT SLAB
- Humanistic Sans, like Frutiger® Next and ITC Legacy® Sans, provides a counterpoint.
- Geometric sans-serifs like Futura® Now and ITC Avant Garde Gothic® can complement DIN Next Slab, provided that noticeable weight differences are maintained.
- If you choose a serif typeface, it should be obviously different from DIN Next Slab. Consider designs like Albertus™ or Quorum™.
- Avoid Slab Serif and Clarendon designs, like Egyptian Slate™, Charter™, and Rockwell® Nova.
DIN NEXT SLAB PAIRING WITH DISPLAY FONTS
DIN NEXT SLAB PAIRING WITH TEXT FONTS
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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.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic’s characters are based heavily on geometric shapes. There is no softening with humanistic undertones. Its lowercase x-height is tall and the characters are wide. Weights range from a delicate extra light to a commanding bold. Both regular and condensed proportions are available.