DIN specifications

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DIN specifications DIN is a set of typeface norms set by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (The German Institute for Industrial Standards). In 1919, Germany had its first (Grotesk) typeface for technical drawings that followed strict norms, the DIN 16. This was followed in 1927 by DIN 1451. The latter set of raster-based specifications was developed under the guidance of Siemens engineer Ludwig Goller in 1926-1927. The DIN 1451 would be further developed and broadened over the years, leading to DIN Engschrift and DIN Mittelschrift (1931). Various modifications led to DIN 1451 (1936), DIN 17 (1938) and the "new" DIN 16 (1934). The DIN was heavily used in Germany from 1936 until the 1980s in stencils, sold by companies such as Faber-Castell, Rotring, Staedtler, and Standardgraph. Articles on DIN: Technik, Design und Erotik der FF-DIN-Rundschrift (2010, Jürgen Siebert). FF DIN Round (2010, Albert-Jan Pool). See also here. The pamphlet DIN 16 518 Klassifikation der Schriften Berlin: Deutschen Normenausschuß, 1964. Poster by Federico Arguissein (2013).	EXTERNAL LINKS Behance page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS German type scene ⦿ Books on type design ⦿ Map/Travel dingbats ⦿ DIN ⦿