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Franklin Gothic and its related faces are realist sans-serif typefaces originated by Morris Fuller Benton (1872–1948) in 1902. “Gothic” was a contemporary term (now little-used except to describe period designs) meaning sans-serif. Franklin Gothic has been used in many advertisements and headlines in newspapers. The typeface continues to maintain a high profile, appearing in a variety of media from books to billboards. Despite a period of eclipse in the 1930s, after the introduction of European faces like Kabel and Futura, they were re-discovered by American designers in the 1940s and have remained popular ever since. ==History== Franklin Gothic itself is an extra-bold sans-serif type. It draws upon earlier, nineteenth century models, from many of the twenty-three foundries consolidated into American Type Founders in 1892. Historian Alexander Lawson speculated that Franklin Gothic was influenced by Berthold’s Akzidenz-Grotesk types but offered no evidence to support this theory〔Lawson, Alexander S., ''Anatomy of a Typeface,'' Godine, Boston, 1990, ISBN 978-0-87923-333-4, pp. 295–307.〕 which was later presented as fact by Philip Meggs and Rob Carter.〔Meggs, Philip and Carter, Rob, ''Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces,'' Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1993, ISBN 0-442-00758-2, pp. 151.〕 It was named in honor of a prolific American printer, Benjamin Franklin. The faces were issued over a period of ten years, all of which were designed by Benton and issued by A.T.F.〔MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4, pp. 142 - 143.〕 * ''Franklin Gothic'' (1903) * ''Franklin Gothic Condensed + Extra Condensed'' (1906) * ''Franklin Gothic Italic'' (1910) * ''Franklin Gothic Condensed Shaded'' (1912) Many years later, the foundry again expanded the line, adding two more variants: * ''Franklin Gothic Wide'' (1952) designed by John L. “Bud” Renshaw * ''Franklin Gothic Condensed Italic'' (1967) designed by Whedon Davis It can be distinguished from other sans serif typefaces by its more traditional double-story a and especially g (as double-story ''g''s are rare in sans-serif fonts), the tail of the Q and the ear of the g. The tail of the Q curls down from the bottom center of the letterform in the book weight and shifts slightly to the right in the bolder fonts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franklin Gothic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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