Roadway

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Credits

Designer(s)
Keith Bates
Foundry(ies)
K-Type
Release Year
2005
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Classification
Sans Serif, Humanist Sans
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
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Tags
american, display, road sign, sans serif

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Roadway is based on U.S. highway lettering observed on New York street signs. Two weights of highway lettering would often be used on the same sign, condensed for the main name (Roadway uppercase) and a half-size regular superscript (Roadway lowercase) for ‘road’ or ’street’.

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Last edited by Leanda Ryan on August 24, 2009, 03:13pm EST

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