MTA Public Notice: “If you see something, say something.” Contributed by Stephen Coles on Oct 28th, 2013. Artwork published in 2012. Source: http://www.flickr.com Photo by Nick Sherman. License: CC BY-NC-SA. An unexpected use of Paul Renner’s less known sans-serif, Plak, for official placards in the NYC subway. Typefaces Formats Signs (1206) Topics Governmental/Civic (392) Transportation (186) Tagged withMTA (3)New York Subway (6)public service announcements (24)public space (36)yellow (270)stairs (8)crime (49) Artwork location United States (5453) New York City (1502) 2 Comments on “MTA Public Notice: “If you see something, say something.”” Cant say says: Dec 3rd, 2013 8:17 pm It’s helvetica bold, the kerning is just slightly sqished and the letter height was stretched slightly. Stephen Coles says: Dec 3rd, 2013 10:40 pm Naw, have another look at Plak Black Condensed. Maybe we should have a separate Plak entry for that style since it’s so different from Plak Black. We do have Extra Condensed. I’ll use that typeface tag for this one. Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Plak Condensed & Extra Condensed in use iOS 7 Newsstand App Icon (Beta 1)2013AppleContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Come Out in Force: Sneakerball event2014Rosie LeeRobert NorthamMalte GruhlContributed by Mark Fleming “Das Attentat” – Berliner Illustrirte special edition1963Contributed by Florian Hardwig Sponsor More in Transportation Bologna Bus LED SignContributed by Stephen Coles “Carriages, Wagons & Sleighs Repaired and Ironed” handbill by Cheny’s Repair Shopc. 1890Pluck PrintPhoto(s) by Alan Mays on Flickr. Avanza Grupoc. 2002Contributed by Stephen Coles London Transport ad: Edward Johnston1937London TransportPhoto(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr. Staff Pick More in Signs Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art sign2007Contributed by Chris Purcell Schönau Goldschmiedemeister, HamburgPhoto(s) by monsieur ADRIEN on Flickr. Bistro Špajzc. 2015unknownContributed by Matthijs Sluiter La Grappe, restaurant/pubContributed by Frank ADEBIAYE More Fonts In Use Luxemburg Philharmonic Orchestra2012PentagramContributed by Indra Kupferschmid Staff Pick Typografische Monatsblätter, Nr. 4, 19871987Max CaflischContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick The Aeneid by Virgil (The University of Chicago Press)2017Matt AveryContributed by Chris Purcell Staff Pick Footwear News2015Robb RiceContributed by Robb Rice Staff Pick
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It’s helvetica bold, the kerning is just slightly sqished and the letter height was stretched slightly.
Naw, have another look at Plak Black Condensed. Maybe we should have a separate Plak entry for that style since it’s so different from Plak Black. We do have Extra Condensed. I’ll use that typeface tag for this one.