Drogowskaz

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Drogowskaz

Category	Sans-serif
Classification	Geometric sans-serif
Designer(s)	Marek Sigmund
Date released	1975

Drogowskaz (Polish for: Roadsign) is a geometric sans-serif typeface used in public signage in Poland. Originally developed in 1975 by for the Ministry of Transportation (to comply with its ordinance from 1960 and replaces former signage typeface that resembles NT Cornelia typeface^[1]) and put into effect on April 1 of that year, it is currently used in accordance with the Ministry of Infrastructure regulation of July 3, 2003 on all types of road signs in Poland. It is also used for nameboards and station signs at railway stations.

A free version of the font was developed in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki.^[2]

Prior to 1970s road signs in Poland were handmade using stencils, elements of this typeface were designed to be easily multiplied using ruler, set square and compass.^[3] Its capital letters show strong influence from Johnston, while its lowercase letters draw heavily from Spartan; its use of single-story lowercase a distinguishes the typeface from most other signage typefaces. Leading to type size ratio for this font equals 4:3, thus correct line spacing is, for instance, 12 pt for 9 pt text.

See also[]

• List of public signage typefaces

References[]

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