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DC Federal Building Wayfinding Type
Posted by jacobeastham in
28 Sep 2010 — 7:18pm
28 Sep 2010 — 7:18pm
Looking for an ID of the type used in room signs of a DC federal building designed around 1940. Identification will be used for an historical renovation project.
Identifont suggests Futura but the E doesn't seem to match quite right.
Many thanks---cheers!
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28 Sep 2010 — 8:00pm
This is architectural lettering of the kind that is often not based on printer's type, and rarely digitized. Other examples here.
Kabel is your best match.
28 Sep 2010 — 10:09pm
squeek
http://www.dafont.com/mouse-deco.font
hope I dont get flamed for posting a freebie, probably typographically horrible font, but the E's and M's look pretty good
28 Sep 2010 — 10:14pm
You also might look at Neutra .
29 Sep 2010 — 2:58am
@Gethin: It's a perfectly legitimate suggestion. Freebies are fonts too!
@Jacob: Market Deco (http://www.dafont.com/market-deco.font) is a sort-of companion to Mouse Deco, also by Steve Ferrera. You might also like Mostra and the slightly-more-expensive but much more decked out Mostra Nuova (http://new.myfonts.com/search/mostra/fonts/), by Typophile resident Mark Simonson.
-NJ
29 Sep 2010 — 5:16am
Thanks for all the information guys---and quickly too!! Can't beat an answer overnight. I'll pass this information along to the architect.
29 Sep 2010 — 6:20am
Which building in DC?
30 Sep 2010 — 7:25am
Lafayette building – near McPherson Square
30 Sep 2010 — 8:59am
I live in Falls Church, VA, I will check it out. Let me know when they are finished the job?