Type in the Toronto subway

Type in the Toronto subway

The Toronto subway has a typographic heritage all its own, starting with a unique font. But, with renovation after renovation and after a series of new station additions, signage and wayfinding in the system are a total mess. The latest “standardâ€? in Toronto subway signage uses fake Helvetica and is a clone of Massimo Vignelli’s work from 40 years ago.

Read entire Joe Clark’s story here.

(via newstoday)

  1. — Furi said,

    September 20, 2007 at 10:15 pm

    Nice

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