PF DIN Serif
Die neue PF DIN Serif von parachute, gestaltet von Panos Vassiliou, ist die erste, echte, jemals veröffentlichte Serif-Ergänzung zur DIN. Durch ihre einfache, solide, selbstbewusste und ausgeglichene Anmutung, ist sie selbst in kleinen Schriftgrößen einfach und neutral und in größeren Schnitten kraftvoll. Die zuerst mit zwei Schnitten geplante Din Serif hat sich mit ihren zehn Schnitten von Regular bis ExtraBlack mit passenden Italics zu einer wahren Superfamilie entwickelt. Sie unterstützt mehr als 100 Sprachen, darunter auch solche mit kyrillischen und griechischen Zeichen.
Aus dem Pressetext: This is the first ever release of a true serif companion for the popular DIN typeface. DIN Serif originated in a custom project for a watchmaking journal which required a modern serif to work in unison and match the inherent simplicity of DIN. As a result, a solid, confident and well-balanced typeface was developed which is simple and neutral enough when set at small sizes, but sturdy and powerful when set at heavier weights and bigger sizes.
DIN Serif makes no attempt to impress with ephemeral nifty details on individual letters, but instead it concentrates on a few modern, functional and everlasting novelties which express an overall distinct quality on the page and set it apart from most classic romans.
This is a low contrast typeface with vertical axis and squarish form which brings out a balance between simplicity and legibility. Its narrow proportions offer economy of space which is critical for newspaper body text and headlines. At small sizes the text has an even texture, it is comfortable and highly readable. The serifs are narrow at heavy weights and when tight typesetting is applied at large sizes, the heavier weights become ideal for headlines.
DIN Serif was inspired by late 19th century Egyptian and earlier transitional roman faces. Bracketed serifs were placed on the upper part of the letterforms (this is where we mostly concentrate our attention when we read) whereas small clean square serifs were placed on and under the baseline to simplify the letterforms. In order to reduce visual tension at the joins and make reading smooth and comfortable, a slight hint of bracketed serif was added at the joins in the form of a subtle angular tapered serif, to soften the harsh angularity. These angular tapered serifs tend to disappear at smaller sizes (or smooth out the joins) but stand out at bigger sizes exuding a strong, modern and energetic personality.
What started out as a custom 2 weight family, it has developed into a full scale superfamily with 10 styles from Regular to ExtraBlack along with their italics. Additional features were added such as small caps, alternate letters and numbers as well as numerous symbols for branding, signage and publishing.
All weights were meticulously hinted for excellent display performance on the web.
Finally, DIN Serif supports more that 100 languages such as those based on the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabet.
PF DIN Serif
Foundry: parachute
Designer: Panos Vassiliou
Veröffentlichung: 2016
Schnitte: Regular, Medium, Bold, Black, Extra Black plus Italics
Preis pro Schnitt: 65 Euro
Preis Familie: 455 Euro
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