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Designing the ultimate wayfinding typeface

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Ralf Herrmann.

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Over the last couple of years I have researched the design and use of typefaces used for signage, especially road signage.

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: Switzerland

Posted on 09. Apr, 2009 by Ralf Herrmann.

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The old Swiss traffic sign font is called SNV (“Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung”). It is a very geometric typeface with obvious legibility problems.

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: Italy

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by Ralf Herrmann.

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The main typeface used in Italy is called Alfabeto Normale and is a bolder version of the British Transport alphabet. From its use in Spain it is also known as Carreta Conventional or CCRIGE and it is available as Traffic Type Spain from URW++.

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: Netherlands

Posted on 29. Nov, 2008 by Ralf Herrmann.

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The Netherlands are a special case when it comes to traffic signs…

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: France

Posted on 14. Sep, 2008 by Ralf Herrmann.

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In France four fonts are currently used. The main fonts are called L1 and L2.

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: Poland

Posted on 08. Jul, 2008 by Ralf Herrmann.

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When I first saw a digital version of the Polish traffic typeface, I though I must have gotten a really bad digitization. It had characters which were obviously cut off by mistake …

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: DIN 1451 (Germany)

Posted on 18. Mai, 2008 by Ralf Herrmann.

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The official traffic typeface in Germany is called DIN 1451 and has a very long history …

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Traffic Sign Typefaces: Dansk Vejtavleskrift (Denmark)

Posted on 11. Mai, 2008 by Ralf Herrmann.

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Denmark is very generous with colors. Road sign can be red on white, white on green, blue on white, black on yellow and white on blue. Red (usually reserved for emergency icons) is the main color, because it is the color of the national flag of Denmark. [...]

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