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Akzidenz-Grotesk AI image prompts
Berthold's 1896 grotesque — the sober German jobbing sans that, half a century later, became the favored typeface of Swiss modernism and the direct ancestor of Helvetica and Univers. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the Akzidenz-Grotesk vocabulary.
Copy-ready prompts
Midjourney
a typographic specimen poster in the Akzidenz-Grotesk style, akzidenz-grotesk, berthold, jobbing grotesque, german sans, helvetica ancestor, swiss style, low contrast sans, sober neutral type, grotesque, low-contrast, closed-aperture, neutral, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A typographic specimen poster in the Akzidenz-Grotesk style. Emphasize akzidenz-grotesk, berthold, jobbing grotesque, german sans, helvetica ancestor, swiss style, low contrast sans, sober neutral type. The mood is grotesque, low-contrast, closed-aperture, neutral. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a typographic specimen poster in the Akzidenz-Grotesk style, akzidenz-grotesk, berthold, jobbing grotesque, german sans, helvetica ancestor, swiss style, low contrast sans, sober neutral type, grotesque, low-contrast, closed-aperture, neutral, highly detailed, sharp focus Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed
Akzidenz-Grotesk keyword vocabulary
Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.
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