“In 1902 American Type Founders’ release of Franklin Gothic
introduced Morris Fuller Benton. In 1979 Victor Caruso,
International Typeface Corporation, increased the series to four
photocomp weights, Light, Medium, Bold and Black, all with italics.
In 1991 David Berlow added Condensed, Compressed and Extra
Compressed widths. Berlow has completed his definitive revision, a
single new series, ITC Franklin.” —
Font Bureau, 2008.
ITC Franklin reintroduces the corners in the
transition from stem to curve that can be found in Benton’s
original, but which were smoothed out in ITC
Franklin Gothic. Comes in four widths (regular, Narrow,
Condensed, Compressed), each in six weights in upright and italic.
Includes biform alternates. A version optimized for text,
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“In 1902 American Type Founders’ release of Franklin Gothic introduced Morris Fuller Benton. In 1979 Victor Caruso, International Typeface Corporation, increased the series to four photocomp weights, Light, Medium, Bold and Black, all with italics. In 1991 David Berlow added Condensed, Compressed and Extra Compressed widths. Berlow has completed his definitive revision, a single new series, ITC Franklin.” — Font Bureau, 2008.
ITC Franklin reintroduces the corners in the transition from stem to curve that can be found in Benton’s original, but which were smoothed out in ITC Franklin Gothic. Comes in four widths (regular, Narrow, Condensed, Compressed), each in six weights in upright and italic. Includes biform alternates. A version optimized for text, ITC Franklin Text, was announced as “currently under development” in 2008 [ITC: Illuminating Letters 2], but remained unreleased in 2022.
