Bank Gothic

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Credits

Designer(s)
Morris Fuller Benton
Foundry(ies)
American Type Founders
Release Year
1930
Country of Origin
United States
Classification
Sans Serif, Square Gothic
Original Format
Metal (Foundry)
Distributor(s)
MyFonts, FontHaus
Tags
all caps, display, geometric, sans serif, square

Background

Bank Gothic is an exploration of geometric forms, and is contemporary with the rectilinear slab serif typeface City by Georg Trump. The typeface also bears comparison with late nineteenth century engraving faces.

In the 1980s, Linotype created a digital version that includes small caps characters.

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Listing Info

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