| Category | Sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | realist |
| Designer(s) | Morris Fuller Benton |
| Foundry | American Type Founders |
| Date released | 1908 |
| Design based on | Franklin Gothic |
| Also known as | Trade Gothic (Linotype), Record Gothic (Ludlow), Balto Gothic, (Baltimore Type & Composition Company) |
News Gothic was designed by M.F. Benton for A.T.F. in 1908 as a continuing effort to consolidate and systematize the nineteenth century Gothic faces inherited from the company’s predecessors. It is essentially a medium weight version of Franklin Gothic. Morris cut seven variations for A.T.F.:
- News Gothic
- News Gothic Italic
- News Gothic Condensed
- News Gothic Extra Condensed
- News Gothic Extra Condensed Title
- News Gothic Bold
- News Gothic Condensed Bold
As with Franklin Gothic, the foundry expanded the line sometime later, adding two more variants:
- News Gothic Bold (1958) designed by John L. “Bud” Renshaw
- News Gothic Condensed Bold (1965) designed by Frank Bartuska
Read more about this topic: Franklin Gothic
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