SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 days agoHighway fonts in different countrieslemmy.mlimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down15cross-posted to: typography@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageHighway fonts in different countrieslemmy.mlSubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 days agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: typography@lemmy.ca
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoUniversal Grotesk. Still in use in Slovakia. What is your opinion on lowercase/uppercase and closest/farthest at the top?
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 days agoAlso I don’t really like Grotesk as a transport typeface, it’s too bold+curvy…
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI think it would be alright in uppercase. The problem is that lowercase height is barely above half of uppercase, as opposed to most display fonts.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoThe kerning on the “Od” there feels too loose to me.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoWhat do u think about the British font?
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoIn terms of British transport fonts, nothing beats Johnston but that already has its place on the Tube. This one is a good silver medalist.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 days agoI personally prefer lowercase as it makes the names less uniform in shape therefore better recognisable. I don’t have an opinion on the second one though. Also btw I have a feeling the Slovaks now use the Austrian font
Universal Grotesk. Still in use in Slovakia.
What is your opinion on lowercase/uppercase and closest/farthest at the top?
Also I don’t really like Grotesk as a transport typeface, it’s too bold+curvy…
I think it would be alright in uppercase. The problem is that lowercase height is barely above half of uppercase, as opposed to most display fonts.
The kerning on the “Od” there feels too loose to me.
What do u think about the British font?
In terms of British transport fonts, nothing beats Johnston but that already has its place on the Tube. This one is a good silver medalist.
Johnson feels very British
I personally prefer lowercase as it makes the names less uniform in shape therefore better recognisable. I don’t have an opinion on the second one though. Also btw I have a feeling the Slovaks now use the Austrian font