American Grotesk Compressed
Klim Type Foundry · Kris Sowersby · 2024
sans-serifcompressed grotesquecondenseditalic
The most compressed width of American Grotesk, built for posters and mastheads where every millimetre of horizontal space counts.
About
A compressed grotesque by Kris Sowersby that takes the American Grotesk system to its narrowest setting. Fourteen styles run from Thin to Black with matching italics, and the family connects to the standard and Condensed widths so editorial systems can flex from body to billboard. The Woodtype stylistic set hints at the American poster heritage Klim describes for the wider family.
Classification
Klim classifies it as Lineal: Grotesque; the most compressed width in the American Grotesk system, rooted in Franklin Gothic and the wider American vernacular.
Weights
ThinLightRegularMediumBoldHeavyBlack
Optical sizes and widths
compressed
Family
Languages
Latin Extended
Tags
compressedgrotesquefranklin gothic lineagepostereditorialwood type