Drogowskaz

Drogowskaz (Polish for: Roadsign) is a geometric sans-serif typeface used in public signage in Poland. Originally developed in 1975 by Marek Sigmund for the Ministry of Transportation (to comply with its ordinance from 1960 and replaces former signage typeface that resembles NT Cornelia typeface[1]) and put into effect on April 1 of that year, it is currently used in accordance with the Ministry of Infrastructure regulation of July 3, 2003 on all types of road signs in Poland. It is also used for nameboards and station signs at railway stations.

Drogowskaz
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationGeometric sans-serif
Designer(s)Marek Sigmund
Date released1975

A free version of the font was developed in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki.[2]

Prior to 1970s road signs in Poland were handmade using stencils, elements of this typeface were designed to be easily multiplied using ruler, set square and compass.[3] Its capital letters show strong influence from Johnston, while its lowercase letters draw heavily from Spartan; its use of single-story lowercase a distinguishes the typeface from most other signage typefaces. Leading to type size ratio for this font equals 4:3, thus correct line spacing is, for instance, 12 pt for 9 pt text.

This is only a free version of the font, the real font is called Liternictwo Drogowe.[4]

See also

References
  1. "NT Cornelia typeface". MyFonts.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. Download Drogowskaz.rar (in Polish) from MaSzyna train simulator website
  3. Szydłowska, A., Misiak, M. (2015). Paneuropa. Kometa. Hel. Szkice z historii projektowania liter w Polsce. Kraków: Karakter. https://www.karakter.pl/ksiazki/paneuropa-kometa-hel
  4. "Archived copy". www.explotrans.com.pl. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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