Johnston typeface

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humanist sans-serif typeface sans-serif typeface typeface

Johnston typeface is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed in the early 20th century by Edward Johnston, best known as the iconic lettering used across the London Underground network.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Underground Sans	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanist sans-serif typeface ⓘ sans-serif typeface ⓘ typeface ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Johnston Underground ⓘ Johnston typeface ⓘ surface form: Underground Sans
associatedWith	London Underground roundel ⓘ Transport for London ⓘ
category	London Underground design ⓘ corporate typefaces ⓘ humanist sans-serif typefaces ⓘ
colorUsageContext	often set in blue on Underground signage ⓘ
commissionedBy	Frank Pick ⓘ London Underground ⓘ
culturalSignificance	landmark in 20th-century type design ⓘ symbol of London’s visual identity ⓘ
dateOfCreation	1913 ⓘ 1914 ⓘ
designer	Edward Johnston ⓘ
digitizationBy	Eiichi Kono NERFINISHED ⓘ Monotype ⓘ Nadine Chahine ⓘ
digitizedAs	Johnston100 ⓘ New Johnston ⓘ
foundry	Monotype ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	diamond-shaped dots ⓘ humanist proportions ⓘ large x-height ⓘ monolinear strokes ⓘ open counters ⓘ round terminals ⓘ
hasVariant	Johnston100 ⓘ New Johnston ⓘ
influenced	Gill Sans ⓘ London Underground roundel ⓘ surface form: London Underground corporate identity public transport wayfinding design ⓘ
influencedBy	Edward Johnston’s calligraphy ⓘ humanist letterforms ⓘ
notableFeature	custom design for London Underground ⓘ early example of corporate typeface ⓘ iconic association with London transport ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
primaryUse	London Underground ⓘ public transport signage ⓘ
script	Latin script ⓘ
usedFor	branding of London Underground ⓘ maps and diagrams ⓘ posters ⓘ station name signage ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnston typeface → alsoKnownAs → Johnston typeface ⓘ

this entity surface form: Underground Sans

tube roundel → hasTypography → Johnston typeface ⓘ

subject surface form: Tube roundel

London Underground → uses → Johnston typeface ⓘ