Helvetica and the New York City Subway system

People's Graphic Design Archive

№ 12,546

“For years, the signs in the New York City subway system were a bewildering hodge-podge of lettering styles, sizes, shapes, materials, colors, and messages. The original mosaics (dating from as early as 1904), displaying a variety of serif and sans serif letters and decorative elements, were supple…

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