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DINPro Light 90pt, 15pt, 8pt
For the Minimalist in You,

Chayanne Bermudez
Typography
2014
Since1905
At the time, the Prussian railway created a set
of lettering with the purpose of unifying the
descriptions on their freight cars. Following a
merger of all German state railways in 1920, the
master drawings of the Prussian railway became
the reference for most railway lettering. Based on
the master drawings, the D. Stempel AG foundry
released the earliest version of a DIN face in 1923.
MASTER:
Walter Portsmann

DIN 1451 Mittelschrift 10pt, 17pt, 65pt
Engschrift 23pt, 29pt, 34pt, 53pt, 57pt, 81pt, 100pt

The typeface was adopted by Germany
in 1936 as a standard known as DIN
1451 (DIN is an acronym for Deutsches
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German Institute for Standardization).
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typeface has been picked up by many graphic
designers who like it for its lean, geometric lines.
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DIN has become a standard for trafc signs,
street signs, house numbers and license
plates. Over the past decades the typeface
also found use on various household goods
and products, making it synonymous with
German design. DINPro Bold 20pt, 34pt
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Engschrift
DIN 1451 comes in two
avors: DIN 1451 Mittelschrift (the
main typeface) and DIN 1451 Engschrift
(condensed, which should only be used
when there is not enough space to use
Mittelschrift). DINPro Black 20pt, 123pt
Regular 9pt, 47pt
Regular 9pt, 94pt
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WORKS CITED
http://www.fonts.com/font/linotype/din-1451
http://idsgn.org/posts/know-your-type-din/
DIN 30640 Std | Neuzeit Grotesk Light | 123pt
DINPro | Light | 42pt
DIN 1451 Std | Mittelschrift | 72pt
Simplistically yours,
DIN 1451