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By ITC
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About the family
The ITC Avant Garde Gothic® Font Family was designed by Tom Carnase, Erich Gschwind, Christian Mengelt, Edward Benguiat, André Gürtler, Herb Lubalin and published by ITC. ITC Avant Garde Gothic contains 20 styles and 3 family package options. ITC Avant Garde Gothic is a font family based on the logo font used in the Avant Garde magazine. Herb Lubalin devised the logo concept and its companion headline typeface, then he and Tom Carnase, a partner in Lubalin’s design firm, worked together to transform the idea into a full-fledged typeface. The condensed fonts were drawn by Ed Benguiat in 1974, and the obliques were designed by André Gürtler, Erich Gschwind and Christian Mengelt in 1977. The original designs include one version for setting headlines and one for text copy. However, in the initial digitization, only the text design was chosen, and the ligatures and alternate characters were not included. The font family consists of 5 weights (4 for condensed), with complementary obliques for widest width fonts. When ITC released the OpenType version of the font, the original 33 alternate characters and ligatures, plus extra characters were included.

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Designer
Tom Carnase Erich Gschwind Christian Mengelt Edward Benguiat André Gürtler Herb Lubalin
Publisher
ITC
Foundry
ITC
Design Owner
ITC
Released on Jan 1, 2000
Glyphs
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Extra Light
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Extra Light Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Book
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Book Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Medium
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Medium Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Demi Bold
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Bold
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Bold Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Extra Light
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Extra Light Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Book
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Book Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Medium
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Medium Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Demi Bold
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Demi Bold Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Bold Oblique
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Std Condensed Bold
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Pro Demi Bold Oblique
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Desktop: for creating designs

This entry-level license enables personal and commercial traditional graphic designer work. The Desktop License allows you to create, print, and share flat, non-editable designs such as:
Brand identity
Use fonts to create a strong and consistent brand identity.
Videos
Apply fonts in titles, credits, and on-screen text.
PDFs
Style reports, brochures, and digital documents.
Greeting cards
Design unique, personalized cards for any occasion.
Logos
Craft memorable, professional logo typography.
Signage (wayfinding & billboards)
Make clear, eye-catching signage for indoor or outdoor use.
Flyers
Set readable, attractive headlines and layouts.
Packaging
Enhance product packaging with stylish text.
Album covers
Print custom text designs on t-shirts, hoodies, and more.
Posters
Bold, eye-catching poster layouts.
Invitations
Create stylish, personalized invitations for events.
Social posts
Enhance graphics and captions with unique fonts.
Business cards
Craft professional, memorable business card designs.
School projects
Make projects stand out with creative text.
Wordmarks
Develop strong, recognizable brand wordmarks.
Stationery
Design elegant letterheads, envelopes, and notes.
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E-books
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Commercial print environments
Not for large-scale printing business.
Websites
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Emails
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Apps
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Sharing the font
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Allowing others to use the font
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Modifying
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Installation on a server
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DAMs
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Desktop licenses are based on the number of users of the fonts. You can change the number of users by clicking the quantity dropdown option on Buying Choices or Cart pages.
Please be sure to review the listing foundry's Desktop license agreement as some restrictions may apply—such as use in logos/trademarks, geographic restrictions (number of locations), and products that will be sold.
Adding users later:
Desktop licenses are cumulative. If you require a Desktop license that covers additional users, simply place a new order for the same Desktop package, for the number of additional users.
Webfonts: for your website  
Webfonts can be used on a single domain. Agencies responsible for multiple websites, for example web design agencies or hosting providers, may not share a single webfont license across multiple websites. Every time the webpage using the webfont kit is loaded (i.e, the webfont kit CSS which holds the @font-face rule is called) the counting system counts a single pageview for each webfont within the webfont kit. For usage in graphic images shown on the website, consider a Desktop license instead as most allow for it. MyFonts offers three types of webfont licenses: Annual, Pay Once, and Pay As You Go. Only one of these three would be available for a given webfont. Click here to Learn more.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic WebFont EULA
App: for embedding in mobile applications  
Select this license type when you are developing an app for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, and you will be embedding the font file in your mobile application's code.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic App EULA
Electronic Doc: for embedding in e-text products  
You can use an Electronic Doc license to embed the font in an electronic publication such as an eBook, eMagazine, eNewspaper, or interactive PDF. An Electronic Doc license is based on the number of publications in which the font is used. Each issue counts as a separate publication. Regional or format variations don't count as separate publications. Updated versions of publications that are free to previous customers do not need a new license; otherwise, each new version that is released counts as a separate publication. For font usage in graphic images shown as the ePub cover, consider a Desktop license instead as most allow for it.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Electronic Doc EULA
Digital Ad/Email: for use in HTML5 ads
You can use this type of license to embed fonts into digital ads, such as ads built using HTML5. We'll supply a kit containing webfonts that can be used within digital ads, such as banner ads. This kit may be shared with third parties who are working on your behalf to produce the ad creatives, however you are wholly responsible for it. HTML5 ads use webfonts, so why purchase a Digital Ads license rather than a Webfont license? There are a few reasons, such as the Digital Ads EULA having terms that enable usage in digital ads and on advertising networks. Digital advertisements also have different usage patterns compared to websites. Most websites generally have consistent pageviews month-to-month whereas advertising impressions can vary wildly month-to-month. Prices reflect this, making it much less expensive to use a Digital Ad license. If you know the number of impressions the campaign requires, that amount can be ordered before the campaign begins. For campaigns where number impressions is unknown until the end of the campaign, you can true up at the end of each calendar month.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic Digital Ad/Email EULA
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