New Johnston
Johnston (or Johnston Sans) is the sans-serif typeface used throughout the 20th century for lettering on London Transport: London Underground and London Buses. It is particularly famous for its use on the Tube map and for the name plates on each station of the Underground.
The original Johnston typeface was commissioned by Frank Pick, the director of London Transport, in 1915 for the London Undergrounds corporate identity. It was designed by (and named after) Edward Johnston the following year. Eric Gill also worked on the project, and the design was later to influence his Gill Sans typeface, produced 1928–1932.
Johnston Sans was redesigned in 1979 by Colin Banks to produce New Johnston.
Adaptations
Some signs at Arnos Grove tube station are in a 'petit-serif' adaptation of Johnston Sans. This type-face was designed by Charles Holden and Percy Delf Smith.
Sample
The following paragraph is in Johnston or New Johnston, if it is installed on your machine. If not, a monospace font is used:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 这是一些汉字。 Zhè shì yì xiē Hànzì. Example of IPA transcription: /ɪg'zɑːmpəl əv aɪpiː'eɪ tɹɑːn'skɹɪpʃən/. Greek: Ελληνικά. Cyrillic: Кириллица. Thai: ฟหกดึ้. Khmer: កខ. Arabic: العربية. Scandinavian characters: ÅÄÆÖØ åäæöø.
External links
Categories: Typefaces