Record Gothic fictional in-use samples

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Ludlow's fictional usage samples from Record Gothicis a typeface that most contemporary designers don't know because it never made the jump to digital format. It's a large disparate family developed over many years, each new style mirroring the fashions of its period rather than fitting within the kind of aesthetically congruous system we expect from large type families today. For some typographers, that is its charm.

According to News and Alternate Gothics, others similar to Akzidenz-Grotesk, Folio (Bold/Heavy Condensed) and Helvetica (Medium-Extended).

While there is not yet an explicit digital revival, the recently released Notary (2014) is derived from the standard width. Record Gothic on Fonts In Use →

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