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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Foundry | FontFont, Linotype GmbH |
DIN 1451 is a sans-serif typeface that is widely used for traffic, administrative and technical applications.[1]
It was defined by the German standards body DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung, 'German Institute for Standardisation', pronounced like the English word din) in the standard sheet DIN 1451-Schriften ('typefaces') in 1931.[2] Similar standards existed for stencilled letters.[3]
Originally designed for industrial uses, the first DIN-type fonts were a simplified design that could be applied with limited technical difficulty. Due to the design's legibility and uncomplicated, unadorned design, it has become popular for general purpose use in signage and display adaptations. Many adaptations and expansions of the original design have been released digitally.[4][5]
- ^ Pool, Albert-Jan (2007). "FF DIN, the history of a contemporary typeface". In Spiekermann, Erik; Middendorp, Jan (eds.). Made with FontFont: type for independent minds (1st ed.). New York: Mark Batty Publisher. pp. 66–73. ISBN 978-0977985043.
- ^ Pool, Albert-Jan. "FF DIN: Digital Block Letters" (PDF). FontShop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Hardwig, Florian; Maier, Thomas. "From Lettering Guides to CNC Plotters — A Brief History of Technical Lettering Tools". Typotheque. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Berry, John D. (2006). Dot-font: Talking About Fonts (1st ed.). New York: Mark Batty Publisher. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-9772827-0-8.
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