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Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Perhaps the infamous Highway Road font?



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Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?
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Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?
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1995hoo

Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

For some reason the image isn't displaying when I try to embed it, so I'll give you a link to a "photo" of a road sign with a different typeface:

https://typographyforlawyers.com/images/roadsign-script.jpg

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"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
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Max Rockatansky

Whatever font Aurebesh (Galactic Basic) is written in.

Sapphuby

Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

1995hoo

Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

See the picture I linked in reply #780.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

hotdogPi

Quote from: 1995hoo on September 01, 2025, 08:58:09 PM
Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

See the picture I linked in reply #780.

The picture of the HTTP error?
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Quote from: 1995hoo on September 01, 2025, 08:58:09 PM
Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

See the picture I linked in reply #780.

It comes back with an HTTP error, unless that's the font and that was the whole idea.

formulanone

Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

Then we'll get the endless arguments between Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian.

1995hoo

Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 09:00:15 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 01, 2025, 08:58:09 PM
Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

See the picture I linked in reply #780.

It comes back with an HTTP error, unless that's the font and that was the whole idea.

I didn't get an error, so I didn't know that was happening. It was not the intent. See whether the following link works. I was trying to link to the bottom photo.

https://typographyforlawyers.com/what-is-typography.html
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Sapphuby

Quote from: 1995hoo on September 01, 2025, 09:07:17 PM
Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 09:00:15 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on September 01, 2025, 08:58:09 PM
Quote from: Sapphuby on September 01, 2025, 08:56:54 PM
Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Cursive.

See the picture I linked in reply #780.

It comes back with an HTTP error, unless that's the font and that was the whole idea.

I didn't get an error, so I didn't know that was happening. It was not the intent. See whether the following link works. I was trying to link to the bottom photo.

https://typographyforlawyers.com/what-is-typography.html

That's pretty close to what I imagined as cursive, but without the visual representation. I guess you mostly beat me to it.

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pderocco

Give a little kid some crayons. Of course, you may have trouble with child labor laws.

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Quote from: TheCatalyst31 on September 01, 2025, 04:40:43 PM2025-09-01: What font should the FHWA recommend for road signs instead of Highway Gothic or Clearview?

Your doctor's handwriting.

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Quote from: pderocco on September 01, 2025, 10:41:57 PMGive a little kid some crayons. Of course, you may have trouble with child labor laws.
Like in construction zones?

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2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?
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Quote from: freebrickproductions on Today at 01:14:54 AM2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

It's a tossup between Limon, CO and Hennepin, IL (the latter to supplement I-180).

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Quote from: freebrickproductions on Today at 01:14:54 AM2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

Goldfield, Nevada.
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Quote from: freebrickproductions on Today at 01:14:54 AM2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

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US 13, 50
MA 22,35,40,53,79,107,109,126,138,141,151,159,203
NH 27, 78, 111A(E); CA 90; NY 9A, 366; GA 42, 140; FL A1A, 7; CT 32, 193, 320; VT 2A, 5A; PA 3, 51, 60, WA 202; QC 162, 165, 263; 🇬🇧A100, A3211, A3213, A3215, A4222; 🇫🇷95 D316

Lowest untraveled: 36

MikeTheActuary

Quote from: freebrickproductions on Today at 01:14:54 AM2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

The cities/towns/villages/communities that the Merritt Parkway passes through.

GaryV

Quote from: freebrickproductions on Today at 01:14:54 AM2025-09-02: What cities/towns/villages/communities need a 16-lane 85 MPH interstate bypass the most?

Bird-In-Hand and Intercourse, PA. A problem would be trying to keep the horses and buggies off it.