The DIN Type System: A Comparison Table
This is the very first release of a real serif companion for the popular DIN typeface. DIN Serif came from in a customized job for a watchmaking journal which needed a contemporary serif to operate in unison and match the intrinsic simplicity of DIN. As an outcome, a strong, positive and healthy typeface was established which is basic and neutral enough when set at little sizes, however strong and effective when set at much heavier weights and larger sizes. It utilizes the skeleton of the original DIN and retains its basic percentages such as x-height, caps height and descenders, whereas ascenders were somewhat increased.
DIN Serif makes no effort to impress with ephemeral clever details on private letters, however rather it focuses on a couple of modern, functional and everlasting novelties which express an overall unique quality on the page and set it apart from the majority of traditional romans.
This is a low contrast typeface with vertical axis and squarish kind which draws out a balance between simplicity and legibility. Its narrow proportions use economy of space which is vital for paper body text and headlines. At little sizes the text has an even texture, it is comfortable and highly understandable. The serifs are narrow at heavy weights and when tight typesetting is used at big sizes, the heavier weights end up being ideal for headlines.
DIN Serif was motivated by late 19th century Egyptian and previously transitional roman deals with. Bracketed serifs were positioned on the upper part of the letterforms (this is where we mostly focus our attention when we read) whereas small tidy square serifs were placed on and under the baseline to streamline the letterforms. In order to decrease visual tension at the signs up with and make checking out smooth and comfy, a small tip of bracketed serif was added at the signs up with in the type of a subtle angular tapered serif, which softens the severe angularity. These angular tapered serifs tend to vanish at smaller sizes (or smooth out the signs up with) however stand apart at bigger sizes radiating a strong, modern-day and energetic personality.
What started out as a customized 2 weight household, it has developed into a full scale superfamily with 10 designs from Routine to ExtraBlack together with their italics. Additional functions were added such as small caps, alternate letters and numbers along with various symbols for branding, signage and publishing. All weights were diligently hinted for outstanding screen performance on the internet. Lastly, DIN Serif supports more that 100 languages such as those based upon the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabet.
Font Family:
· PF DIN Serif Regular
· PF DIN Serif Italic
· PF DIN Serif Medium
· PF DIN Serif Medium Italic
· PF DIN Serif Bold
· PF DIN Serif Bold Italic
· PF DIN Serif Black
· PF DIN Serif Black Italic
· PF DIN Serif XBlack
· PF DIN Serif XBlack Italic
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