Distressed Font Usage

In special circumstances DIN Next may be altered to have a distressed look in headlines. This would be used in special circumstances where we want to convey a more rugged feel for our products, such as: SWS, Underground, Landscape Contractor Equipment and Commercial.

 

DIN Next Heavy, Heavy Condensed and Black may be altered with the following graphic and formula:

  • Create your type at the exact size you’d like it
  • Select the type, and within InDesign, under Type, select Create Outlines
  • Ungroup the selection (found under Object)
  • Select the outlined type, go to the Pathfinder palette and select Add
  • Remove the color fill from the outlined type
  • Under Object, go to Content and select Graphic
You can now fill the block of outlined text as though it were a normal picture box. Place the image “scratchy.psd” inside your new picture box (outlined type), sizing it to 100% and roughly centering it.

Example: