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Franklin Gothic
[Morris Fuller Benton]
Franklin Gothic was designed from 1904 until 1913 by Morris Fuller Benton for ATF. It was one of the most successful advertising sans typefaces ever made. What the Americans called gothic in those days corresponds to the German Grotesk and the British grotesque. Designs close to Franklin Gothic of that era in Germany include Basic Commercial and Reform from D. Stempel AG. Later serif typefaces by Benton include Alternate Gothic, Lightline Gothic and News Gothic. Franklin Gothic is seen in many high-profile situations, from books to billboards. It was featured on the cover of Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster. It is the official typeface of the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York, and was even the typeface in the PBS series The Electric Company. Franklin Gothic Condensed was used for subtitles in the Star Wars films. In 1979, under license with ATF, Vic Caruso began work on more weights of Franklin Gothic for ITC. His version adheres closely to the subtle variations in stroke thickness of the original design. As was usual with all ITC designs of that period, it had an enlarged x-height and condensed proportions, and, as a result, it became a standard choice for use in newspapers and advertising. In 1991, David Berlow completed the family for ITC (MyFonts shows 96 styles) by creating compressed and condensed weights. He writes: ITC Franklin Gothic Compressed is designed especially to solve impossibly tight copyfitting problems, while maintaining high legibility standards. ITC Franklin Condensed provides medium weights of narrow proportions. Digital remakes and variations and versions include Franklin Gothic (URW++), Gothic 744 (Bitstream, later simply renamed Franklin Gothic), Franklin Gothic SG (2016, Elsner & Flake), Franklin Gothic Pro Black Condensed (2011, Red Rooster), and Frankfurt Gothic (Corel). In 2019, ATF Type published ATF Franklin Gothic (Mark van Bronkhorst, Igino Marini, and Ben Kiel), a broad and multi-weight interpretation of Franklin Gothic, which only had bolder weights. For the lighter styles, the designers were inspired by Benton's Monotone Gothic. MyFonts hit list for Franklin Gothic and its descendants. Subpage with the 96 styles of ITC Franklin Gothic by David Berlow, 1991-2008. |
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file name: A T F Collection A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 300717
file name: A T F Collection A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 300718
file name: Mark Van Bronkhorst Igino Marini Ben Kiel A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 after Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1905
file name: Mark Van Bronkhorst Igino Marini Ben Kiel A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 after Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1905
file name: A T F Collection A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 300719
file name: A T F Collection A T F Franklin Gothic 2019 300721
file name: A T F Collection A T F Franklin Gothic 2019
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902b
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902c
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902d
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902e
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902f
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902g
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902h
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902i
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902j
file name: U R W Franklin Gothic after Morris Fuller Benton 1902k
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Zekai Saltoglu 2016
file name: Monotype Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed after Morris Fuller Benton 1904
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Camila H Perez 2014
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Extra Cond 1904 Linotype
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic No2 Roman 1904 Linotype
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 poster by Carolina Steele 2015
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 poster by Daniela Carusone 2016
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017b
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017c
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017d
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017e
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017f
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Michael Sallit 2017g
file name: Bitstream Franklin Gothic Condensed
file name: David Berlow I T C Franklin Pro Compressed 1991 2008
file name: David Berlow I T C Franklin Pro Ultra 1991 2008
file name: David Berlow I T C Franklin Std Compressed Black 1991 2008
file name: David Berlow I T C Franklin Std Narrow Ultra 1991 2008
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011f
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011g
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011h
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011b
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011c
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011d
file name: Steve Jackaman Ashley Muir Franklin Gothic Pro 2011e
file name: Scangraphic Digital Type Collection Franklin Gothic S G 2016 211051
file name: Scangraphic Digital Type Collection Franklin Gothic S G 2016
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Poster by Tina Kim 2014
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Juana Caudal 2014
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Condensed 1902
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Condensed Shaded 1904 1913
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed 1902
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Poster by De Art Lab Studio 2016
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic 1902 Poster by Lica Eugen 2015
file name: Morris Fuller Benton Franklin Gothic Italic 1902
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