DIN 1451 [SEP] creator
DIN 1451
DIN 1451 is a sans-serif typeface that is widely used for traffic, administrative and technical applications.
It was defined by the German standards body DIN - "Deutsches Institut für Normung" (German Institute for Standardization), pronounced as "Din", in the standard sheet DIN 1451-"Schriften" (typefaces) in 1931. Similar standards existed for stencilled letters.
Originally designed for industrial uses, the first DIN-type fonts were a simplified design that could be applied with limited technical difficulty. Due
, all drawings were originally based on a coarse grid and could be executed with compass and rulers. The standard sheet DIN 1451-"Schriften" (typefaces) was released in 1931 as a pre-norm. With some minor changes, DIN 1451 was officially released as a norm in 1936. In 1938, Temporary Order No. 20 required DIN 1451 to be used on the new German "Autobahn" (motorways). This and other similar regulations resulted in DIN 1451 dominating German public lettering until today.
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