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"Highway Gothic" outside the US and Canada - what other countries use it?
TheStranger:
--- Quote from: abqtraveler on December 01, 2022, 12:05:48 PM ---Looking on GSV, I see that New Zealand and the Philippines both use the Highway Gothic font on their freeway signs, and the signage looks nearly identical to US freeway signage. And of course, Canada uses highway Gothic as well.
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The Philippines' highway signage is a mix of (somewhat rare) Highway Gothic:
DSC_5194 by Chris Sampang, on Flickr
and some stuff that is either proprietary or similar to Clearview:
_DSC0629 by Chris Sampang, on Flickr
_DSC4645 by Chris Sampang, on Flickr
_DSC4806 by Chris Sampang, on Flickr
Scott5114:
--- Quote from: TheStranger on January 25, 2023, 02:17:00 AM ---and some stuff that is either proprietary or similar to Clearview:
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↑ Clearview
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↑ Arial
RaulMtz:
--- Quote from: kphoger on December 06, 2022, 09:50:47 AM ---
--- Quote from: Scott5114 on December 05, 2022, 08:42:38 PM ---I'm surprised y'all missed the single-story lowercase a. (Does mixed-case text ever actually appear on Mexican signage, other than the word "Cuota"?)
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I was only looking at uppercase yesterday.
--- Quote from: Scott5114 on December 05, 2022, 08:42:38 PM ---(Does mixed-case text ever actually appear on Mexican signage, other than the word "Cuota"?)
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Yes, but it's nowhere near universal. They're definitely still installing all-caps signage. I've mainly seen mixed case on urban signage, not rural—and not necessarily in the SCT font, either. This last point is clearly evidenced by the fact that most cases of "Cuota" I've seen with my own eyes (IRL) have either been all-caps or use a two-story a. In fact, I just thumbed through GSV imagery for a dozen cuota/libre splits I've personally driven through, checked multiple sign panels at each of them, and I only found two instances of a single-story lowercase a.
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I'm quite late to this convo but can add some context. Mixed case signage seems to be state driven as far as I can tell:
Chihuahua - This state seems to be the one that has been using mixed case FHWA fonts (SCT version of course) on its state maintained highways. They even used them a lot in some urban areas in Chihuahua (city) and Cd. Juarez. Here's one of my favorite examples. I can see the US inspiration, but it's so wierd:
https://goo.gl/maps/zthf8Z42zrJtXg5w5
Guanajuato - I believe they started after Chihuahua, but I think they use too much Series C and B. Chihuahua definitely does it better, and that's saying something.
https://goo.gl/maps/YiDpCF59vk3aTt996
https://goo.gl/maps/RYbEghYQcxPuUpeJ6
Gotta say though, it's funny seeing them trying to incorporate Japanese into some of their signs. Guanajuato has a sizable Japanese influence due to the large Japanese auto industry here. But well, I believe this does not say EXIT in Japanese. Nice try I guess?
https://goo.gl/maps/5UT3zByR6eRBFNiEA
Jalisco has recently created its own MUTCD essentially and has begun using mixed case lettering. I'm not sure what font this is though. They are generally only seen on state maintained roads though. Any Federal Route will continue to use the SCT MUTCD. In recent years, the SCT seems to have really let the federal routes become run down unfortunately, and the state has really stepped up and fixed up most of the state routes. Most of them have received new signage and pavement and it all uses this mixed case lettering. It is still a bit difficult to find Google Street View examples though since most state routes have pretty old imagery.
https://goo.gl/maps/7QUo5SXZvBXiCe5U9
Mexico City has also started using its own mixed case font. Again, I am not sure what font this is.
Lastly, I remember reading they were creating a new font for the new official SCT MUTCD which was going to force all guide signs have mixed case lettering. The official new version of the MUTCD is not yet released though so I am looking forward to checking that out once it is complete.
Scott5114:
--- Quote from: RaulMtz on February 08, 2023, 01:00:49 PM ---Jalisco has recently created its own MUTCD essentially and has begun using mixed case lettering. I'm not sure what font this is though.
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Arial, sadly.
--- Quote from: RaulMtz on February 08, 2023, 01:00:49 PM ---Mexico City has also started using its own mixed case font. Again, I am not sure what font this is.
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This is one of those humanist sans serifs I always get mixed up with each other, but I think it's Frutiger or something like it.
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