SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 4 months agoHighway fonts in different countrieslemmy.mlimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1119
arrow-up1119imageHighway fonts in different countrieslemmy.mlSubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 4 months agomessage-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareboredtortoise@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 months agoIt’s really pissing me off that this map doesn’t include the typeface names Anyway, here are the specs of the Finnish one in a pdf. It doesn’t seem to be named other than “typeface for road signs” or available as a font file
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months ago It’s really pissing me off that this map doesn’t include the typeface names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_signage_typefaces
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoAs I understood it the typeface is distributed this way because the roadsign makers will handle the letters as graphic elements, not text. And I think someone actually unofficially adapted it as a font at some point.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIt looks quite similar to DIN 1451 tbh
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoThe capital letters seem to be quite similar, but the small letters look different to me.
It’s really pissing me off that this map doesn’t include the typeface names
Anyway, here are the specs of the Finnish one in a pdf. It doesn’t seem to be named other than “typeface for road signs” or available as a font file
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_signage_typefaces
As I understood it the typeface is distributed this way because the roadsign makers will handle the letters as graphic elements, not text.
And I think someone actually unofficially adapted it as a font at some point.
It looks quite similar to DIN 1451 tbh
The capital letters seem to be quite similar, but the small letters look different to me.