Aily Nishioka V2

Travel Through Type

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A collection of signage typefaces used in stations around the globe

Berlin

Milan

Edinburgh

Vancouver

New York

Tokyo

Emily Carr University of Art + Design COMD-204 Robin Mitchell Cranfield

Publication © 2020 ECUAD

Designed & Edited by Airi Nishioka

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the publisher.

Printed in Canada

Typeface Hiragino Sans by JIYUKUBO Ltd. Helvetica by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann Futura by Paul Renner Parisine by Jean François Porchez FF Meta by Erik Spiekermann Tannenberg by Erich Meyer

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Airi Nishioka, editor Travel Through Type / Airi Nishioka COMD204 - Project1 Type Safari.

ISBN 975-1-696359-81-7 1. Student project. 2. Illustration and Communication Design - Classroom. Emily Carr University of Art + Design, host instituion. V. Travel Through Type.

N8236.P35B83 2015 704.9’4933827282 C2013-903923-6

Berlin Nordbahnof Berlin ­· Germany

Tannenberg ¡ Bold Fraktur Blackletter Vertical axis Sans-serif Vertical, horizontal, and angled strokes Stroke modulation “eâ€?

Mimics blackletter writing during the time

Designed by Erich Meyer no serif

and developed during the

thinner diagonal stroke

B e a

vertical stress

late 1920s-1930s.

From around 1935 to 1941, Tannenberg was used on station signs by Deutsche Reichsbahn.

The typeface can still be seen at the Berlin Nordbahnof station.

Milano Centrale Station Milan ­¡ Italy

flat apex

straight stems overlap circles

Aa

Futu

ra B

old

Vertical axis No stroke modulation Sans-serif Small x-height Geometric shapes

single story

sharp apex

Futura ∙ Bold Geometric Designed by Paul Renner and released in 1927.

The typeface was created as a contribution to the New Frankfurt project.

Fut u

ra M

edi

um

Futura is also used in the Toronto Subway.

Hailmarket Railway Station Edinburgh ­¡ Scotland

Calvert Slab serif

a

Designed by Margaret Calvert in 1980 for Monotype.

double story

vertically cut spur

The typeface was developed from letters that Calvert created for the Tyne and Wear Metro. square tittle

Exit thick horziontal serif

slightly thinner stroke for crossbar

Vertical axis Unbracketed serif Low stroke modulation Thick and bold design Generous x-height

Burrard Station Vancouver ­¡ Canada

ga ear

FF Meta ¡ Medium Humanist Designed by Erik Spiekermann and released in 1991.

FF Meta was intended to be a space-saving typeface that would be legible when printed in various sizes in public.

horizontal cut

double story

spur

open loop

Line Vertical axis Sans-serif Low stroke modulation Double story a and g Small x-height

Street Station New York City ­· America

Helvetica ‧ Bold Neo-grotesque

square tittle

Times

Designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann in 1957.

Helvetica is the official standard in the New York City transit system today.

Vertical axis Sans-serif Low stroke modulation Generous x-height

horizontal cut

Aa Gg flat apex

single story

double story

large counter

angled spur

Nihombashi Station Tokyo ­· Japan

no handwritten quality

町

slightly thicker end strokes

town

Hiragino Sans ・ W5 ヒラギノ角ゴシック体 Designed by JIYUKUBO Ltd. in 1995.

It is a design concept for Japanese, Chinese, and European characters.

The typeface is also one of the built-in fonts in macOS and iOS.

fluid joints

single story

Ag sharp end strokes

Vertical axis Sans-serif Generous x-height Low stroke modulation · slight modulation towards endstrokes

Research credits

Image credits

P2

screen-hiragino.com

P1

antoniotajuelo.com/en/tokyo-metro

P4

newlyswissed.com/helvetica-worlds-most-popular-font/

P3

tunnelingonline.com/ny-mta-begin-subway-system-modernization/

P6

moma.org/collection/works/139324

P5

dennistt.net/2014/01/05/new-signage-skytrain-stations/

P8

typewolf.com/site-of-the-day/fonts/calvert

P7

thetrams.co.uk/tyneandwear/pictures/002963

P10 sessions.edu/notes-on-design/type-in-history-futura/

P9

travelfied.net/helpful-italy-travel-tips-part-2/

P12 sitepoint.com/the-blackletter-typeface-a-long-and-colored-history/

P11 berlintypography.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/the-many-faces-of-the-s1/