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Signal Type Specimen

Ministry of Transport • Ministry of Transport • ISBN not provided

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Signal Type Specimen

Ministry of Transport • Ministry of Transport

ISBN not provided · 1946 · 1st Edition

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Production Type's Signal font leans on a significant part of the French typographic landscape: Caractères , the typeface found on road signs throughout France. Although the genesis of these standardized alphabets (originally instated by the Ministry of Transport) remains obscure, they’ve officially dominated the French road network since 1946, and embody its typographic identity.

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Publisher: Ministry of Transport
1st Edition1946
Pages: 120Language: FrenchPaper finish: Matte

Catalog notes

Contributor: Ministry of Transport

Cultural context

Category: French DesignCategory: Graphic DesignCategory: Postwar EraCategory: Public InfrastructureCategory: SignageCategory: TypographyCornerstone of: Postwar French Design

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