Franklin Gothic in use

Design started by Morris F. Benton in 1902 [McGrew 1993]. Five styles were issued by ATF between 1904 and 1913. John L. Renshaw added a Wide (in 1953 [Art Direction, Vol. 5, No. 3]) and Whedon Davis a Condensed Italic (1967) [Reichardt 2011].

See also Related Typefaces for interpretations and expansions, including Libre Franklin, HEX Franklin, ITC Franklin Gothic and the revised ITC Franklin, URW Franklin Gothic, and ATF Franklin Gothic.

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Franklin Gothic in use

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Anri – Bi・Ki・Ni album art1983

Tomio Watanabe

Contributed by MrRifleman

LALA Open Air Festival2024

Scott Mellor
StudioThinkTank

Contributed by Scott Mellor

Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet 64, “FASCISM!”1945

Army Orientation Branch

Contributed by D Jones

Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet 64, “FASCISM!”

Sponsor

Ethel Merman – Annie Get Your Gun (1956 reissue) album artc. 1956

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

José Grande and His Orchestra – Rudolph Valentino Tangos album artc. 1959

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Beginning Rock Guitar: The Fun Approach! DVD2005

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

<cite>Beginning Rock Guitar: The Fun Approach!</cite> DVD

The Lennon Sisters – The Lennon Sisters album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Javi Gonzalez

Joe Tex – Bumps & Bruises album art, “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More” single covers1977

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

“Eat Too Much on Thanksgiving?” 1950s theatre snipec. 1953

unknown

Contributed by Jim Scott

“Eat Too Much on Thanksgiving?” 1950s theatre snipe

Enter the Void title sequence2009

Tom Kan

Contributed by Pedro Teles

Staff Pick

Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men 1973

Barbara Huntley

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men </cite>

Jim Fassett – Strange to your Ears: The Fabulous World of Sound with Jim Fassett album art1955

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Staff Pick

Perez Prado and His Orchestra – Big Hits by Prado album art1960

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

1870. Sur les traces des insurgés2021

CRC Studio

Contributed by CRC Studio

<cite>1870. Sur les traces des insurgés</cite>

Staff Pick

Joey Dee and His Starliters – Back at the Peppermint Lounge / Twistin’ album art1962

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Royale Concert Orchestra – Easy to Remember album art1952

Design House

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Death Race 2000 Australian movie poster and lobby cards1975

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Death Race 2000</cite> Australian movie poster and lobby cards

The Estate of the Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham (Macfadden Books, 1962)1962

Karol

Photo(s) by Make It Old on Flickr.

The Idol TV series2023

BLT Communications

Contributed by Garrison Martin

100 Plakate für Näfels poster2024

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Staff Pick

The Harder They Come album art and movie postersc. 1972

CCS
John Bryant

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>The Harder They Come</cite> album art and movie posters

Staff Pick

John Mayer – Sob Rock album art and campaign2021

Jeremy Dean
Online Ceramics

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Jack Bruce Band German tour poster (1972)1972

Günther Kieser

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Jack Bruce Band German tour poster (1972)

Only Fools and Horses TV sitcomc. 1981

BBC Television

Contributed by Mark James

<cite>Only Fools and Horses</cite> TV sitcom

extra Magazin, no. 36c. 1991

unknown

Contributed by Fernseh dienst

Dave Matthews Band – Under the Table and Dreaming album art1994

Thane Kerner
Dave Matthews

Contributed by Jayce Wheeled

Dave Matthews Band – <cite>Under the Table and Dreaming</cite> album art

The Sugarhill Gang logo and album art1981

Hemu Ghia Aggarwal

Contributed by Mark James

Space City News, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jun 5 1969)1969

unknown

Contributed by thankyoucokieroberts

<cite>Space City News</cite>, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jun 5 1969)

“Novo Poder” playlist2023

Leonardo Beijo

Contributed by Leonardo Beijo

Eichmann. Symbool van een regime by Charles Wighton (Prisma Boeken)1961

Dobe

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

The Story of Waylon Jennings box set2023

Clay Conder

Contributed by Mark Butchko

Staff Pick

Hailu Mergia – Pioneer Works Swing (Live) album art2023

Daniel Kent
Callum Abbott
Mei Lenehan

Contributed by Eliott Grunewald

Staff Pick

Tour d’Europe marketing2010

Christoffer Leka
Kaisa Leka
Kristoffer Åberg

Contributed by Christoffer Leka

National Theatre Supply advertisement1936

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Varsity Singers – Songs of America including Cowboy Favorites album art1954

Design House

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Black Sunday film posters1961

unknown

Contributed by Patrick Concannon

Staff Pick

The Great Radio Horror Shows album art1975

C. Monroe Hunt

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ruijgrok & Co. advertisementc. 1930

Paul Schuitema

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Gene Ammons – Late Hour Special album art1964

Don Schlitten

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged album art1994

Mark Burdett

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Dean Martin’s Greatest Hits! Vol. 1 and 2 album art1968

Ed Thrasher

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

<cite>Dean Martin’s Greatest Hits! Vol.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1</cite> and <cite>2</cite> album art

“Stratocruisers Coast to Coast” advertisement1949

unknown

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

“Stratocruisers Coast to Coast” advertisement

Repair Revolution! poster2023

Dafi Kühne

Contributed by Dafi Kühne

Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High album art1966

unknown

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Ike & Tina Turner – Dynamite! album art1962

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<span>Ike & Tina Turner – <cite>Dynamite!</cite> album art</span>

Crash Diet advertisement1973

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else album art1958

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Cannonball Adderley – <cite>Somethin’ Else</cite> album art

Anger. The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger by Bill Landis1995

Chip Kidd

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite><span>Anger. The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger</span></cite> by Bill <span>Landis</span>

Beyond Apollo by Barry Malzberg (Random House)1972

Roger Hane

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Beyond Apollo</cite> by Barry Malzberg (Random House)

“Big results from small budgets” advertisement1937

Contributed by Bryson Stohr

The Rolling Stones – Some Girls album art1978

Peter Corriston

Contributed by Rob Hudson

The Rolling Stones – <cite>Some Girls</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers — Moanin’ album art1959

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers — <cite>Moanin’</cite> album art

Harry Belafonte – K·tel Presents Belafonte album art1980

unknown

Contributed by Jorge Iván Moreno Majul

Mel Bay’s Chords in Photo Diagram Form series (c. 1970–1973)c. 1970

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Mel Bay’s Chords in Photo Diagram Form</cite> series (c.<span class="nbsp"> </span>1970–1973)

Chords in Photo-Diagram Form series by Mel Bay (1960s)c. 1961

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Chords in Photo-Diagram Form</cite> series by Mel Bay (1960s)

Lee Morgan – The Rumproller album art1966

Reid Miles

Contributed by Rob Hudson

Lee Morgan – <cite>The Rumproller</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Europa: el surgimiento de una nación by Carl J. Friedrich1973

Daniel Gil

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Europa: el surgimiento de una nación</cite> by Carl J. Friedrich

Staff Pick

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dunec. 1975

Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Contributed by Ciarán

Staff Pick

Cockroaches: Here, There, and Everywhere by Laurence Pringle1971

James McCrea
Ruth McCrea

Contributed by Grotesk Burlesk

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Franklin Gothic in use

Anri – Bi・Ki・Ni album art1983

LALA Open Air Festival2024

Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet 64, “FASCISM!”1945

Ethel Merman – Annie Get Your Gun (1956 reissue) album artc. 1956

José Grande and His Orchestra – Rudolph Valentino Tangos album artc. 1959

Beginning Rock Guitar: The Fun Approach! DVD2005

The Lennon Sisters – The Lennon Sisters album art1973

Joe Tex – Bumps & Bruises album art, “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More” single covers1977

“Eat Too Much on Thanksgiving?” 1950s theatre snipec. 1953

Enter the Void title sequence2009

Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men 1973

Jim Fassett – Strange to your Ears: The Fabulous World of Sound with Jim Fassett album art1955

Perez Prado and His Orchestra – Big Hits by Prado album art1960

1870. Sur les traces des insurgés2021

Joey Dee and His Starliters – Back at the Peppermint Lounge / Twistin’ album art1962

Royale Concert Orchestra – Easy to Remember album art1952

Death Race 2000 Australian movie poster and lobby cards1975

The Estate of the Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham (Macfadden Books, 1962)1962

The Idol TV series2023

100 Plakate für Näfels poster2024

The Harder They Come album art and movie postersc. 1972

John Mayer – Sob Rock album art and campaign2021

Jack Bruce Band German tour poster (1972)1972

Only Fools and Horses TV sitcomc. 1981

extra Magazin, no. 36c. 1991

Dave Matthews Band – Under the Table and Dreaming album art1994

The Sugarhill Gang logo and album art1981

Space City News, vol. 1, no. 1 (Jun 5 1969)1969

“Novo Poder” playlist2023

Eichmann. Symbool van een regime by Charles Wighton (Prisma Boeken)1961

The Story of Waylon Jennings box set2023

Hailu Mergia – Pioneer Works Swing (Live) album art2023

Tour d’Europe marketing2010

National Theatre Supply advertisement1936

Varsity Singers – Songs of America including Cowboy Favorites album art1954

Black Sunday film posters1961

The Great Radio Horror Shows album art1975

Ruijgrok & Co. advertisementc. 1930

Gene Ammons – Late Hour Special album art1964

Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged album art1994

Dean Martin’s Greatest Hits! Vol. 1 and 2 album art1968

“Stratocruisers Coast to Coast” advertisement1949

Repair Revolution! poster2023

Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High album art1966

Ike & Tina Turner – Dynamite! album art1962

Crash Diet advertisement1973

Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else album art1958

Anger. The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger by Bill Landis1995

Beyond Apollo by Barry Malzberg (Random House)1972

“Big results from small budgets” advertisement1937

The Rolling Stones – Some Girls album art1978

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers — Moanin’ album art1959

Harry Belafonte – K·tel Presents Belafonte album art1980

Mel Bay’s Chords in Photo Diagram Form series (c. 1970–1973)c. 1970

Chords in Photo-Diagram Form series by Mel Bay (1960s)c. 1961

Lee Morgan – The Rumproller album art1966

Europa: el surgimiento de una nación by Carl J. Friedrich1973

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dunec. 1975

Cockroaches: Here, There, and Everywhere by Laurence Pringle1971