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The font on your highway sign tells the story of a decades-long battle

(NEXSTAR) – Only those with an acute attention to detail have noticed something wonky has been happening to signs on U.S. freeways and interstates over the past several years. Federal highway ...
Jalopnik

Decade Long Federal Test To Replace Highway Sign Font Made Legibility Worse

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration is killing the current decade-long test of looking into replacing highway signs with a new “Clearview” font it ...
The Atlantic

Goodbye to Clearview, hello (again) to Highway Gothic.

In a notice posted in the Federal Register on Monday, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration announced a small change that has huge implications for the nation. The agency terminated an order it had ...
The Guardian

‘She worked like a maniac’ … meet the design genius who could even make roadworks look good

Airports, road signs, typefaces … Margaret Calvert revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. We meet the font legend and Porsche lover Stuffed with a ...