hello i was visiting paris when i noticed that various typefaces where used for the street name plates. and in some places i would see two signs saying the same thing right by each other by in what looked like two different typefaces.. i was wondering if anyone knew would some of the typefaces used for the street nameplates are.. there are only a couple of different ones i think..
Hi Andrew,
like this one?
See also this thread: Paris Street signage – and especially this article by John Downer: Signage in Malakoff
i thank you.. i did see that john downer article through searching on google!.. it does not give any specific names!.. from what i can see anyway.. and the paris street signage thread does not seem to say either.. but thanks for pointing me in the right direction!. here are some links to the typefaces.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8598094@N08/1718555495/ does seem to be the most common style though anyways cheers!
In case you are looking for typefaces similar to the one in the sample you linked to:
Try a no-nonsense Grotesque that has an R with a straight leg, like News Gothic, Akzidenz-Grotesk, Neuzeit Grotesk, maybe Avenir. More recent takes on this field: Akkurat, or, more in the geometric line, Proxima Nova.
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