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DIN NEXT
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a font specimen
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Published by Linotype Design Studio in 2008 as part of the DIN (LT) Super Family.
Each font includes small caps and oldstyle figures. DIN Next has been tailored especially for graphic designers, but its industrial heritage makes it surprisingly functional in just about any application. DIN Next is part of Linotype's Platinum Collection.Linotype has been supplying its customers with fonts since 1980.
The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr Normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, traffic, administration and business.
The design was to be usedon German street signs andhouse numbers. Thecommittee wanted a sansserif, thinking it wouldbe more legible, straight-forward, and easy toreproduce. They did notintend for the designto be used for advertisements and other artisticallyoriented purposes.
by Akira Kobayashi
DIN Next is a typeface family inspired by the classic industrial German engineering designs, DIN 1451 Engschrift and Mittelschrift published in 1931. Akira Kobayashi began by revising these two faces-who names just mean condensed and regular before expanding them into a new family with seven weights (Light to Black). Each weight ships in three varieties: Regular, Italic, and Condensed, bringing the total number of fonts in the DIN Next family to 21.
Each font includes small caps and oldstyle figures. DIN Next has been tailored especially for graphic designers, but its industrial heritage makes it surprisingly functional in just about any application or circumstance.
About DINNext
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Black65pt
Heavy54pt
Bold42pt
Medium39pt
Regular29pt
Light28pt
Ultra Light20pt
Black54pt
Heavy54pt
Bold54pt
Medium54pt
Regular54pt
Light54pt
Ultra Light54pt
Ultra Light Ultra Light Italic Ultra Light Condensed Light Light Italic Light CondensedRegularItalic CondensedMediumMedium Italic Medium CondensedBoldBold Italic Bold CondensedHeavy Heavy Italic Heavy Condensed Black Black Italic Black Condensed
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Text Samples Text Application
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones youdid do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artistically oriented purposes. Nevertheless, because DIN 1451 was seen all over Germany on signs for town names and traffic directions, it became familiar enough to make its way onto the palettes of graphic designers and
advertising art directors. The digital version of DIN 1451 would go on to be adopted and used by designers in other countries as well, solidifying its worldwide design reputation. There are subtle differences in DIN Nexts letters when compared with the DIN 1451 original. These were added by Kobayashi to make the new family even more versatile in 21st-century media. For instance, although DIN 1451s corners are all pointed angles, DIN Next has rounded them all slightly. DIN Next may be used for any other graphic project, and it may be used for industrial signage in any other country!
Light 18pt/20pt
Bold 22pt/24pt
Condensed Weights Display
10pt/12pt
DIN Next Weights Display
Text 15pt - 25pt
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DIN Next Regular
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THIS DESIGNhas Elegance&Grace a privileged background of typefaces to satisfy typographic request!NEWSPAPER ACCLAIM IT THE BESTla ville idale pour un shopping plein de caractre
COMPOSITIONthought for industry used in advertising a new family even more versatile
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DIN Next has 25 typefaces. Several aspects of the original DIN typeface design were changed, including the corner angles, which, instead of being squared off, were redesigned with a slight rounding.
DIN...is the magic word for everything that can be measured in Germany. Since it is available in digital form, this typeface has been picked up by many graphic designers for its lean, geometric lines.
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DIN Next supports 138 different languages such as Arabic,Spanish, English, Portuguese, Russian, German, French and Greek in Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, and Devanagari scripts.
Glyphs Chart
Extended Latin
Greek
Small Capitals Extended
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The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, trac, administration and busi-ness. The design was to be used on German street signs and house numbers. The commit-tee wanted a sans serif, thinking it would be more legible, straightforward, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artisti-cally oriented purposes. Since the original DIN
The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, trac, administration and business. The design was to be used on German street signs and house numbers. The committee wanted a sans serif, thinking it would be more legible, straightforward, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artistically oriented purposes. Since the original DIN 1451
The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, trac, administration and busi-ness. The design was to be used on German street signs and house numbers. The commit-tee wanted a sans serif, thinking it would be more legible, straightforward, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artisti-cally oriented purposes. Since the original DIN 1451 Engschrift and Mittelschrift were devel-oped by engineers, their letters were carefully
The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, trac, administration and busi-ness. The design was to be used on German street signs and house numbers. The commit-tee wanted a sans serif, thinking it would be more legible, straightforward, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artisti-cally oriented purposes. Since the original DIN The abbreviation DIN stands for Deutsches Institut fr normung e.V., which is the German Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the German Standard Committee settled upon DIN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technology, trac, administration and busi-ness. The design was to be used on German street signs and house numbers. The commit-tee wanted a sans serif, thinking it would be more legible, straightforward, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artisti-cally oriented purposes. Since the original DIN 1451 Engschrift and Mittelschrift were devel-oped by engineers, their letters were carefully
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DIN Next is a typeface fam
ily inspired by the classic industrial Germ
an engineering design, DIN 1451 Engschrift and M
ittelschrift. Akira K
obayashi began by revising these two faces-
names just m
ean "condensed" and "regular"-before expanding them into a new
family w
ith seven w
eights (Light to Black). Each w
eight ships in three varieties: Regular, Italic, and Con
densed, bringing the total number of fonts in the D
IN Next fam
ily to 21. DIN Next is part of L
type's Platinum
Collection.Linotype has been supplying its customers w
ith the two D
IN 145
fonts since 1980. Recently, they have becom
e more popular than ever, w
ith designers regulasking for additional w
eights.The abbreviation "DIN" stands for "D
eutsches Institut fr Nor
mung e.V.," w
hich is the Germ
an Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the G
erma
Standard Com
mittee settled upon D
IN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technolog,
trac, adm
inistration and business. The design was to be used on G
erman street signs an
house numbers. The com
mittee w
anted a sans serif, thinking it would be m
ore legible, straforw
ard, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artistically oriented purposes. N
evertheless, because DIN 1451 w
as seen over G
ermany on signs for tow
n names and tra
c directions, it became fam
iliar enough to make its w
ay onto the palettes of graphic designers and advertising art directors. The digit version of D
IN 1451 w
ould go on to be adopted and used by designers in other countries as well, solidifying its w
orldwide design reputation.There are m
any subtle dierences in D
IN
Next's letters w
hen compared w
ithe DIN 1451 original. These w
ere added by Kobayashi to
make the new
family even m
ore versatile in 21st-century media. For instance, although D
I 1451's corners are all pointed angles, D
IN Next has rounded them
all slightly. Even this sofing is a nod to part of D
IN 1451's past, how
ever. Many of the signs that use D
IN 1451 are c
with routers, w
hich cannot make perfect corners; their rounded heads cut rounded corner
best. Linotype's DIN 1451 Engschrift and M
ittelschrift are certified by the Germ
an DIN Insti
for use on ocial signage projects. S
ince DIN Next is a new
design, these applications with
Germ
any are not possible with it. H
owever, D
IN Next m
ay be used for any other project, an may be used for industrial signage in any other country! D
IN Next has been tailored especi
for graphic designers, but its industrial heritage makes it surprisingly functional in just ab
any application. The DIN Next fam
ily has been extended with seven arabic w
eights and five Devanagari w
eights. The display of the Devanagari fonts on the w
ebsite does not show all
features of the font and therefore not all language features may be displayed correctly.
DIN Next is a typeface fam
ily inspired by the classic industrial Germ
an engineering design, DIN 1451 Engschrift and M
ittelschrift. Akira K
obayashi began by revising these two faces-
names just m
ean "condensed" and "regular"-before expanding them into a new
family w
ith seven w
eights (Light to Black). Each w
eight ships in three varieties: Regular, Italic, and Con
densed, bringing the total number of fonts in the D
IN Next fam
ily to 21. DIN Next is part of L
type's Platinum
Collection.Linotype has been supplying its customers w
ith the two D
IN 145
fonts since 1980. Recently, they have becom
e more popular than ever, w
ith designers regulasking for additional w
eights.The abbreviation "DIN" stands for "D
eutsches Institut fr Nor
mung e.V.," w
hich is the Germ
an Institute for Industrial Standardization. In 1936 the G
erma
Standard Com
mittee settled upon D
IN 1451 as the standard font for the areas of technolog,
trac, adm
inistration and business. The design was to be used on G
erman street signs an
house numbers. The com
mittee w
anted a sans serif, thinking it would be m
ore legible, straforw
ard, and easy to reproduce. They did not intend for the design to be used for advertisements and other artistically oriented purposes. N
evertheless, because DIN 1451 w
as seen over G
ermany on signs for tow
n names and tra
c directions, it became fam
iliar enough to make its w
ay onto the palettes of graphic designers and advertising art directors. The digit version of D
IN 1451 w
ould go on to be adopted and used by designers in other countries as