Franklin Gothic in use

Five styles designed by Morris F. Benton were issued by ATF between 1904 and 1913. John L. Renshaw added a Wide (in 1953 [Art Direction, Vol. 5, No. 3]) and Whedon Davis a Condensed Italic (1967) [Reichardt 2011].

See also Related Typefaces for interpretations and expansions, including ITC Franklin Gothic and the revised ITC Franklin, URW Franklin Gothic, Libre Franklin, and HEX Franklin.

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Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High album art1966

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Contributed by Rob Hudson

Ike & Tina Turner – Dynamite! album art1962

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Ike & Tina Turner – <cite>Dynamite!</cite> album art</span>

Crash Diet advertisement1973

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Sponsor

Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else album art1958

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Cannonball Adderley – <cite>Somethin’ Else</cite> album art

Anger. The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger by Bill Landis1995

Chip Kidd

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite><span>Anger. The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger</span></cite> by Bill <span>Landis</span>

Beyond Apollo by Barry Malzberg (Random House)1972

Roger Hane

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Beyond Apollo</cite> by Barry Malzberg (Random House)

“Big results from small budgets” advertisement1937

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Rolling Stones – Some Girls album art1978

Peter Corriston

Contributed by Rob Hudson

The Rolling Stones – <cite>Some Girls</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers — Moanin’ album art1959

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers — <cite>Moanin’</cite> album art

Harry Belafonte – K·tel Presents Belafonte album art1980

unknown

Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul

Mel Bay’s Chords In Photo Diagram Form series (c. 1970–1973)c. 1970

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Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Mel Bay’s Chords In Photo Diagram Form</cite> series (c.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1970–1973)

Chords In Photo-Diagram Form series by Mel Bay (1960s)c. 1961

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Chords In Photo-Diagram Form</cite> series by Mel Bay (1960s)

Lee Morgan – The Rumproller album art1966

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Lee Morgan – <cite>The Rumproller</cite> album art

Staff Pick

World Famous Original buttonsc. 2022

Ben Goetting

Contributed by Mark Butchko

Staff Pick

Europa: el surgimiento de una nación by Carl J. Friedrich1973

Daniel Gil

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Europa: el surgimiento de una nación</cite> by Carl J. Friedrich

Staff Pick

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dunec. 1975

Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Contributed by Ciarán

Staff Pick

Cockroaches: Here, There, and Everywhere by Laurence Pringle1971

James McCrea
Ruth McCrea

Contributed by Grotesk Burlesk

The Charleston City All-Stars – The Roaring 20’s album artc. 1955

Casper Pinsker, Jr.
Tracy Sugarman
Davis Stone

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Story of Vanguard album art2021

Clay Conder

Contributed by XYZ Type

Powers of Ten1977

Ray Eames
Charles Eames
Eames Office

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

“Parents’ A–Z of Education” in The Sunday Times Magazine1970

John Gorham

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Parents’ A–Z of Education” in <cite>The Sunday Times Magazine</cite>

Staff Pick

Apropo Crèpes & Baguettes restaurant2001

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Centraal Museum visual identity2018

Lesley Moore
Karin van den Brandt
Alex Clay

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

“Gefeliciteerd Jan de Hartog” poster1974

unknown

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Nobble the NF Nazis! pinback buttonc. 1978

School Kids Against the Nazis (SKAN)
David King

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Staff Pick

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954 album art1954

S. Neil Fujita

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – <cite>Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954</cite> album art

Dionne Warwick at Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall concert poster1966

Milton Glaser

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Dionne Warwick at Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall concert poster

Run-DMC logoc. 1986

Stephanie Nash
Bruno Tilley

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

La Metamorfosis by Franz Kafka (Alianza Editorial)c. 1972

Daniel Gil

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>La Metamorfosis</cite> by Franz Kafka (Alianza Editorial)

Staff Pick

“Teach him to dial ‘O’ and he’ll always have a friend” AT&T/Bell ad1972

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Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Starmind by Dave Van Arnam (Ballantine)1969

Paul Lehr

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Great Motion Picture Themes album art1960

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Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Great Motion Picture Themes</cite> album art

Happy O’Hoolihan & His Teardrops – Winchester Cathedral album art1967

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Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

‘Mac’ Gant and His Tennessee Dew Drops –Square Dance Party (with Instructions and Calls) album art1962

Will Dressler

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Roger Nicholson & Jake Walton – Bygone Days: Music for Dulcimer and Hurdy-Gurdy album art1980

Jon Henry

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Roger Nicholson & Jake Walton – <cite>Bygone Days: Music for Dulcimer and Hurdy-Gurdy</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Alfred A. Knopf first edition)1990

Chip Kidd
unknown

Contributed by Patrick Concannon

Mighty Mouse View-Master slides packet1958

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Baby Alice Thumb Guard advertisement1931

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Richard Baringer at Bertha Schaefer Gallery poster1963

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

The House of Fame: Convened by Linder, Nottingham Contemporary2018

Kajsa Ståhl

Contributed by Production Type

“The Baddest” in LA, July 4, 19721972

Roger Black

Contributed by Roger Black

Staff Pick

Varsity Singers and Orchestra – Selections from South Pacific album art1954

Design House

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Elemoto Screw Selector slide guide1960

unknown

Contributed by Sophie G

“Typographic Detox” poster2022

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Staff Pick

James Shakeshaft – Snow White Dove album art2022

Contributed by James Shakeshaft

Blue Park Kitchen branding2021

Hungry Studio

Contributed by Hungry Studio

The Doctors Mayo by Helen Clapesattle (Pocket Books, 1970)1970

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Wrecking Company postcard, Holiday Inn University Center

unknown

Photo(s) by Cardboard America Collection on Flickr.

Iggy Pop – The Idiot album art1977

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Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Iggy Pop – <cite>The Idiot</cite> album art

Cartoon/Fantasy Organization – Bulletin #61982

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Kang & Kodos #1 comic book2014

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Óxido by Eduardo Marco2020

Koln Studio

Contributed by chicocorchea

King Sonic Cassette Tape 60 insertc. 1975

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Nashville Country Singers – Rose Garden: Country Hits of ’71 album art1971

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

The Velvet Vampire (1971) and Scream of the Demon Lover (1970) movie posters and press book1971

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Die Fledermaus Overture (Tops Masterpieces)c. 1955

Horace Sadowsky

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Declan Welsh and The Decadent – It’s Been a Year Now EP covers and posters2021

Raissa Pardini

Contributed by Daria Cohen

Declan Welsh and The Decadent – <cite>It’s Been a Year Now</cite> EP covers and posters

Staff Pick

Stunt. The Story of the Great Movie Stuntmen by John Baxter1973

Graham Marshall

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Stunt. The Story of the Great Movie Stuntmen</cite> by John Baxter

Staff Pick

Akasha Brewing beer can seriesc. 2021

Vincent Casey

Contributed by Vincent Casey

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