Interstate Date released 1993–1995 Interstate is a digital designed by in the period 1993–1999, and licensed. The typeface is based on Style Type E of the, a signage alphabet drawn for the United States by Dr. Forbes in 1949. Frere-Jones' Interstate typeface, while optimal for, has refinements making it suitable for text setting in print and on-screen, and gained popularity as such in the 1990s. Due to its wide spacing, it is best suited for display usage in print. Frere-Jones later designed another signage typeface, published by, that bears a resemblance to its ancestor while being less flamboyant and more economical for general print usage, in body copy, or in.
The terminals of ascending and descending strokes are cut at an angle to the stroke (see lowercase t, and l), and on curved strokes (see lowercase e and s), terminals are drawn at a 90° angle to the stroke, positioning them at an angle to the baseline. Are open, even in the bold and bold condensed weights, further contributing to legibility. Punctuation is based on a rectangular shape, while official FHWA punctuation is based on a circular shape. Contents. Usage of the typeface The font is used by a number of large organizations in their logotype and branding materials.
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Notable examples include, and supermarkets, as well as recent signage for, UK rail company,. In 2004, the started using the fonts on-air and on systems. It was added to TWC's in a graphical update in 2005. It was mainly retired in 2008, for Helvetica Neue and Akzidenz-Grotesk; however, the font continued to be used on IntelliStar systems until November 2013, as part of a rebranding. In November 2006, the launched its ad campaign, utilizing Interstate as its primary typeface for all ad material.
In May 2008, adopted the use of Interstate in marketing materials and reports as part of a new global visual identity. The 2010 video game uses Interstate Light Condensed for all in-game text.
The typeface is used on the for its on-air newscasts and general branding. References. Fiedl, Frederich, Nicholas Ott and Bernard Stein. Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History. Black Dog & Leventhal: 1998. Haley, Allen. Type: Hot Designers Make Cool Fonts.
Rockport Publishers Inc, Gloucester; 1998. Macmillan, Neil. An A–Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press: 2006.
See also., an open source replacement commissioned by References.
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