NPS Rawlinson Roadway
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| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | James Montalbano |
| Commissioned by | National Park Service |
| Re-issuing foundries | Terminal Design |
| Design based on | Plantin, Sabon, Garamond |
| Also known as | NPS Rawlinson |
| Website | www |
| Latest release version | 2.0 |
NPS Rawlinson Roadway is an old-style serif typeface currently used on the United States National Park Service's road signs. It was created in 2000[1] by Terminal Design to replace Clarendon. Type designer James Montalbano named the typeface after his wife's surname, as her father worked for the Forest Service.[2]
Approximately 10–15% more compact than its predecessor, the typeface was found by the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute to increase readability by 11%.
Concurrent with NPS Rawlinson Roadway, the National Park Service uses Frutiger for applications requiring a sans-serif typeface.[3]
References
- ^ "NPS Typefaces". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ Yaffa, Joshua (2007-08-12). "The Road to Clarity". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Why Frutiger and NPS Rawlinson?". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
External links
- Rawlinson 2.0 at the Terminal Design site
- Rawlinson Roadway at the Terminal Design site