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Trade Gothic AI image prompts
Jackson Burke's 1948 Linotype grotesque — a clean, slightly condensed American Gothic prized for newspaper and advertising work, especially its punchy Bold Condensed No. 20. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the Trade Gothic vocabulary.
Copy-ready prompts
Midjourney
a typographic specimen poster in the Trade Gothic style, trade gothic, jackson burke, linotype gothic, condensed sans, bold condensed no 20, american grotesque, newspaper headline, industrial sans, grotesque, gothic, condensed, double-story-g, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A typographic specimen poster in the Trade Gothic style. Emphasize trade gothic, jackson burke, linotype gothic, condensed sans, bold condensed no 20, american grotesque, newspaper headline, industrial sans. The mood is grotesque, gothic, condensed, double-story-g. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a typographic specimen poster in the Trade Gothic style, trade gothic, jackson burke, linotype gothic, condensed sans, bold condensed no 20, american grotesque, newspaper headline, industrial sans, grotesque, gothic, condensed, double-story-g, highly detailed, sharp focus Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed
Trade Gothic keyword vocabulary
Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.
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