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<< DIN is a realist sans-serif typeface that is widely used for traffic, administrative and technical applications. It was defined by the German standards body DIN - Deutsches Institut f端r Normung (German Institute for Standardization) in the standard sheet DIN 1451-Schriften (typefaces) in 1931.
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Born from the German railway system The history of the realist sans-serif known today as DIN goes back to 1905. At the time, the Prussian railway created a set of lettering with the purpose of unifying the
descriptions on their freight cars. Following a merger of all German state railways in 1920, the master drawings of the Prussian railway became the reference for most
railway lettering. Based on the master drawings, the D. Stempel AG foundry released the earliest version of a DIN face in 1923.
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A country-wide standard The typeface was adopted by Germany in 1936 as a standard known as DIN 1451 (DIN is an acronym for Deutsches Institut für Normung—in En-
glish, the German Institute for Standardization). The typeface became a standard for traffic signs, street signs, house numbers and license plates.
Over the next decades the typeface also found use on various household goods and products, making it synonymous with German design.
Picked up by graphic designers “DIN...is the magic word for everything that can be measured in Germany, including the official German typeface, appropriately...called DINSchrift. Since it is available in digital form, this typeface
has been picked up by many graphic designers who like it for its lean, geometric lines.” -German typographer/designer Erik Spiekermann from Stop Stealing Sheep
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KNOW YOUR TYPE width. The type norm was published in 1936 and became a standard for traffic signs, road signs, street names, house numbers and license plates. Over the next decades the typeface also appeared on all kinds of goods and household articles, making it THE German typeface.
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the 1920s major German industrial companies met to agree on all sorts of technical standardization including type standards. The result was called DIN 1451 and was based on the railway typeface. The typefaces were created on a very simple grid system and with a continuous stroke
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It goes back to the beginning of the 20. century when the Royal Prussian Railways (Königliche Preußische Eisenbahn) defined a new master drawing for the lettering for the description of freight cars, The typeface was later adapted for all kinds of signages of the German railways. In
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ABCDEF ABCDEF GHIJKLM GHIJKLM NOPQRSTU NOPQRSTU VWXYZ VWXYZ abcdefg abcdefg hijklmn hijklmn opqrstu opqrstu vwxyz vwxyz wxyz wxyz 0123456789 0123456789
DIN 1451 comes in two flavors: DIN 1451 Mittelschrift (the main typeface) and DIN 1451 Engschrift (condensed, which should only be used when there is not enough space to use Mittelschrift).
In 1995, type designer Albert-Jan Pool expanded DIN 1451 into a more polished form acceptable for graphic design and publishing, known as FF DIN. Today, FF DIN has been widely adopted for use in magazines, advertisements, the web, and corporate logos.
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In 1995, type designer Albert-Jan Pool expanded DIN 1451 into a more polished form acceptable for graphic design and publishing, known as FF DIN. Today, FF DIN has been widely adopted for use in magazines, advertisements, the web, and corporate logos.
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NOPQRSTUVWXYZ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~!@#$%^&*()_+<>?.
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NOPQRSTUVWXYZ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~!@#$%^&*()_+<>?.
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~!@#$%^&*()_+<>?.
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ~!@#$%^&*()_+<>?.
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In 1995, Dutch typeface designer Albert-Jan Pool designed this multi-weight family on request of FontFont as FF DIN. The FF DIN family, unlike DIN 1451, uses regular weight names. Five italic weights and five condensed weights were added in 2000 and five condensed italic weights were added in 2009. With time Eastern European, Greek and Cyrillic character sets have been added as well. In 2011, MoMa, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, added the first digital typefaces to its permanent collection. Perhaps due in part to the immense popularity enjoyed by FF DIN since its release 1995, it was one of just 23 designs to be included.
Variants With renewed interest among graphic designers in the 2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, several modern variants of DIN 1451 have been surfacing. Notably, DIN Next (desgined by Akira Kobayashi of Linotype) and PF Din Display/Text (designed by Parachute), each with their own unique take on the classic German typface.
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