alt.hn

4/15/2026 at 1:13:20 PM

Designing the Transport Typeface

 https://www.thamesandhudson.com/blogs/all-news-features/designing-the-transport-typeface-margaret-calvert-on-the-making-of-britain-s-road-signs

by speckx

4/17/2026 at 4:45:30 PM

James May did a car "review" with Margaret Calvert years back in an episode of Top Gear. Was a bit of a departure from regular Top Gear but certainly interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTDB3dpe3eg

by n00bskoolbus

4/17/2026 at 5:53:29 PM

This is bloody brilliant. Classic Top Gear. Thank you.

by qingcharles

4/17/2026 at 6:20:21 PM

I love Transport and it absolutely evokes Britishness for me whenever I see it. The "Highway Gothic" [1] font used on US Interstate highways (and apparently also in Australia and Canada) is also pretty good I think and similarly evokes the open road in my mind.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Gothic

by tedd4u

4/17/2026 at 5:58:50 PM

These signs and the typeface are my gold standard. I've traveled to dozens of countries, and I still think the British signage is the cleanest and clearest in the world.

by qingcharles

4/17/2026 at 7:46:50 PM

Quite often temporary roadworks signage uses something "off brand" like Helvetica, and I actually want to deliberately break the temporary speed limit out of spite.

by ErroneousBosh

4/17/2026 at 5:54:39 PM

I've found transport typography and design great to integrate into my ui designs. They're so universal and have accessibility built in it's great!

by fkealy