Backstein FONT Download

Backstein was designed by Christian Thalmann and published by Catharsis Fonts. Backstein contains 32 styles and family package options.  

Backstein is an abstract sans built to last. Its strong horizontal foundation, pragmatic construction, and rock-solid texture make it a powerful choice for display and logotype applications, while its original lettershapes and subtle eccentricities maintain legibility even at smaller sizes. It comes fully equipped with pan-european language support, ligatures, and stylistic alternates.

Backstein is now available in a spectrum of 8 weights, from ethereal Hairline to bedrock Bold. While each weight is available individually, we recommend the Backstein Essentials (Light, Regular, Bold) or Backstein Family (all 8 weights) value packs.

Backstein is an original design by Catharsis Fonts (Christian Thalmann) that took its inspiration from the broken antiqua lettering in Berlin's old subway stations. Its name means "baked brick" in German, summing up the intent behind the design: A solid, no-nonsense font you can build on. This font is dedicated to Simone.

Font Family:
· Backstein Hairline
· Backstein Hairline Italic
· Backstein Thin
· Backstein Thin Italic
· Backstein UltraLight
· Backstein UltraLight Italic
· Backstein Light
· Backstein Light Italic
· Backstein Book
· Backstein Book Italic
· Backstein Regular
· Backstein Oblique
· Backstein SemiBold
· Backstein SemiBold Italic
· Backstein Bold
· Backstein Bold Italic
· Backstein Alternates Hairline
· Backstein Alternates Hairline Italic
· Backstein Alternates Thin
· Backstein Alternates Thin Italic
· Backstein Alternates UltraLight
· Backstein Alternates UltraLight Italic
· Backstein Alternates Light
· Backstein Alternates Light Italic
· Backstein Alternates Book
· Backstein Alternates Book Italic
· Backstein Alternates
· Backstein Alternates Oblique
· Backstein Alternates SemiBold
· Backstein Alternates SemiBold Italic
· Backstein Alternates Bold
· Backstein Alternates Bold Italic


File Size: 9.41 MB

Tags: abstract, angular, blackletter, bold, branding, capital sharp s, clean, constructed, display, fraktur, futuristic, geometric, impact, logo, minimalist, poster, rectangular, robust, rugged, rune, runic, sans serif, space, square, technical, techno, unique, versal eszett

Release date: May 10, 2013

You can use this font for:
- Design projects: create images or vector artwork, including logos
- Website publishing: create a Web Project to add any font from our service to your website
- PDFs: embed fonts in PDFs for viewing and printing
- Video and broadcast: use fonts to create in-house or commercial video content and more
- The fonts are designed to work on MacOS (Apple) and Windows (Microsoft)

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