NPS Rawlinson Roadway
Serif typeface
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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]
Commissioned byNational Park Service
Re-issuing foundriesTerminal Design
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| Category | Serif |
|---|---|
| Designer | 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]
