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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Monotype has updated Transport for London’s (TfL) iconic typeface to coincide with its centenary, featuring new hashtag, “@” and ampersand signs. The new typeface, Johnston100, comes a century after ...

The reassuringly familiar typeface used across London’s transport network turns 100 this year, making it one of the world’s longest lasting examples of corporate branding. Commissioned by the ...

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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 ...

Starting next month, London’s public transportation system will start looking a little different. Transport for London (TfL) will begin rolling out a new typeface for the London Underground and the ...

OVER the past century, one typeface has come to dominate the visual vernacular of London. Johnston, designed by the British-Uruguayan calligrapher and designer Edward Johnston, was unleashed into the ...

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