One of today's most popular typefaces owes its inspiration to radical work done for the signage on British transport a century ago. Johnston Sans changed everything. In 1916, a small revolution in ...

There’s no font as synonymous with a single city as Johnston, the official typeface of the London Underground. First commissioned in 1913 from its eponymous creator Edward Johnston to be used in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. from www.shutterstock.com It’s been 100 years since the London Underground’s distinctive typeface made its first appearance.

Through its evolution, the Johnston typeface became narrower and more mechanical as functionality took precedence over historical design. The new Johnston100 typeface has a feeling of injected ...

The Johnston typeface was first introduced in 1916 and used on the London Underground. Today it is used on signage, London Underground printed material and of course the equally iconic Tube map, ...

The creator of the hugely influential London Underground typeface – which celebrates its centenary this year – was a modest typographic purist As ubiquitous as the black cab and the double-decker bus, ...

The iconic typeface of the London Underground is getting a revamp. Design firm Monotype has been commissioned to rework the letters, numbers and symbols that people look at every day while they ...

After 100 years of pleasing commuters with rhombus-dotted 'i's, the font used for London Underground signage is changing. Global type company Monotype has overhauled the iconic Johnston font, to allow ...

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It’s been 100 years since the London Underground’s distinctive typeface made its first appearance. Alongside the unmistakable roundel, Johnston has helped to create some of the most recognisable ...