Akzidenz-Grotesk® Next Perfect Font Pairings
FOUNDRY: Berthold AG
DESIGNER: Bernd Möllenstädt & Dieter Hofrichter
CLASSIFICATION: Grotesque Sans
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
The Akzidenz-Grotesk font family debuted in 1898. Over the next 70 years, the family was expanded to over twenty styles. Akzidenz-Grotesk Next was developed as a cohesive family based on the principal shapes and characteristics of the earlier designs. The x-height has been readjusted, as well as the weights, to create a consistent design throughout the family.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN FONTS THAT PAIR WELL WITH AKZIDENZ-GROTESK® NEXT:
- Serif typefaces with distinctive design characteristics
- Slab or Clarendon typefaces with subtle to overt humanistic overtones
- Old Style typeface designs like Eloquence™ or ITC Legacy Serif
- Avoid sans serif fonts but, some, like Harmonia Sans™ or Neue Kable™, can pair well with Akzidenz-Grotesk. Just be sure that the weights of the two designs are dramatically different from each other.
AKZIDENZ-GROTESK NEXT PAIRING WITH TEXT FONTS:
AKZIDENZ-GROTESK NEXT PAIRING WITH DISPLAY FONTS:
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