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Serif typeface From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NPS Rawlinson Roadway is an old-style serif typeface currently used on the United States National Park Service's road signs. It was created in 2000[1] by Terminal Design to replace Clarendon. Type designer James Montalbano named the typeface after his wife's surname, as her father worked for the Forest Service.[2]
Category | Serif |
---|---|
Designer(s) | James Montalbano |
Commissioned by | National Park Service |
Re-issuing foundries | Terminal Design |
Design based on | Plantin, Sabon, Garamond |
Also known as | NPS Rawlinson |
Website | www |
Latest release version | 2.0 |
Approximately 10–15% more compact than its predecessor, the typeface was found by the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute to increase readability by 11%.
Concurrent with NPS Rawlinson Roadway, the National Park Service uses Frutiger for applications requiring a sans-serif typeface.[3]
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