What is the Trade Gothic® Next font?

In 1948, Mergenthaler Linotype released the first weights of Trade Gothic, designed by Jackson Burke. Over the next 12 years Burke, who was the company’s Director of Typographic Development from 1948 through 1963, continued to expand the family. More… Trade Gothic Next is the 2008 revision of Jackson Burke’s design. Developed over a prolonged period of time, the original Trade Gothic showed many inconsistencies. Under the direction of Linotype’s Type Director Akira Kobayashi, American type designer Tom Grace, a graduate of the MA Typeface Design in Reading, was redesigned, revised and expand the Trade Gothic family. Many details were improved, such as the terminals and stroke endings, symbols, and the spacing and kerning. Moreover, there are newly added compressed widths and heavy weights perfect for setting even more powerful headlines. Trade Gothic Next brings more features and better quality for today’s demanding typographers.

Trade Gothic® Next Font families

The Trade Gothic® Next includes the following font families:

• Trade Gothic Next Pro Light
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Light Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Regular
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Bold
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Bold Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Heavy
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Heavy Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed Bold
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed Bold Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed Heavy
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Condensed Heavy Italic
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Compressed
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Compressed Bold
• Trade Gothic Next Pro Compressed Heavy

Trade Gothic® Next Preview

Here is a preview of how Trade Gothic® Next will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.