A bold sans-serif from around the turn of the 20th century.
Though it has similarities with Akzidenz-Grotesk,
which was also sold under the name Standard in the US,
it is a different design that appears to be directly related to
several other pre-ATF American gothics like Gothic No.
578 / Inland Gothic No. 8 (a similar design
with small differences, like a crossbar on the G), Comstock
(a contoured version), and Title Gothic No. 9 /
Paragon Gothic (for all-caps titling).
It also has similarities with European typefaces like
Breite Grotesk (Bauer & Co) and its ilk.
Standard Gothic and its siblings served as a
precursor to Franklin
Gothic, which has similar forms but is more open,
refined, and regularized.
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A bold sans-serif from around the turn of the 20th century. Though it has similarities with Akzidenz-Grotesk, which was also sold under the name Standard in the US, it is a different design that appears to be directly related to several other pre-ATF American gothics like Gothic No. 578 / Inland Gothic No. 8 (a similar design with small differences, like a crossbar on the G), Comstock (a contoured version), and Title Gothic No. 9 / Paragon Gothic (for all-caps titling).
It also has similarities with European typefaces like Breite Grotesk (Bauer & Co) and its ilk.
Standard Gothic and its siblings served as a precursor to Franklin Gothic, which has similar forms but is more open, refined, and regularized.
See No Gothic for a digital interpretation.
