Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
This sign looks like Johnston font to me, even though the Thames Barrier is owned by the Environment Agency, not TfL. Was it ever TfL owned? https://youtu.be/0ImibAisXN0?t=3389 Mr Wiki he say... "The barrier was originally commissioned by the Greater London Council under the guidance of Ray Horner. After the 1986 abolition of the GLC it was operated successively by Thames Water Authority and then the National Rivers Authority until April 1996 when it passed to the Environment Agency." -- Basil Jet recently enjoyed listening to 1975 - Down By The Jetty - Dr. Feelgood |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
Basil Jet wrote on Mon Feb 08 2021 17:20:10 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) ...
This sign looks like Johnston font to me, even though the Thames Barrier is owned by the Environment Agency, not TfL. Was it ever TfL owned? https://youtu.be/0ImibAisXN0?t=3389 Mr Wiki he say... "The barrier was originally commissioned by the Greater London Council under the guidance of Ray Horner. After the 1986 abolition of the GLC it was operated successively by Thames Water Authority and then the National Rivers Authority until April 1996 when it passed to the Environment Agency." It doesn't look like any of the Johnston fonts to me. The 'U' is too condensed, the '9' has a full rounded bottom unlike Johnston, the 'S' is too balanced whereas Johnston has a shorter top section, the 't' horizontal stroke is not wide enough, etc. -- Richard J. (to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address) |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 08/02/2021 21:44, Richard J. wrote:
Basil Jet wrote on Mon Feb 08 2021 17:20:10 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time) ... This sign looks like Johnston font to me, even though the Thames Barrier is owned by the Environment Agency, not TfL. Was it ever TfL owned? https://youtu.be/0ImibAisXN0?t=3389 Mr Wiki he say... "The barrier was originally commissioned by the Greater London Council under the guidance of Ray Horner. After the 1986 abolition of the GLC it was operated successively by Thames Water Authority and then the National Rivers Authority until April 1996 when it passed to the Environment Agency." It doesn't look like any of the Johnston fonts to me.* The 'U' is too condensed, the '9' has a full rounded bottom unlike Johnston, the 'S' is too balanced whereas Johnston has a shorter top section, the 't' horizontal stroke is not wide enough, etc. One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. https://assets.londonist.com/uploads...5/dsc_0049.jpg PA |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 09/02/2021 09:45, Peter Able wrote:
On 08/02/2021 21:44, Richard J. wrote: It doesn't look like any of the Johnston fonts to me.* The 'U' is too condensed, the '9' has a full rounded bottom unlike Johnston, the 'S' is too balanced whereas Johnston has a shorter top section, the 't' horizontal stroke is not wide enough, etc. One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. https://assets.londonist.com/uploads...5/dsc_0049.jpg Thanks, both! -- Basil Jet recently enjoyed listening to 2005 - **** The Golden Youth - The Mint Chicks |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,
Basil Jet remarked: One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy hints in the question about lower/upper case. -- Roland Perry |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,
Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). -- Roland Perry |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,
Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? -- Roland Perry |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? It was useful in certain spheres such as model making or labels for control panes etc especially prototype production, but although they did enter the leisure market by introducing some products aimed at entertaining children I don’t think it caught on that much. In comparison the generation before and up to say the late 1960’s almost all had or knew someone with a John Bull printing set and the inky fingers and surroundings that went with it, many a parent must have looked on despondently on Christmas morning as the present from Uncle Bert was opened knowing what was to come and suspected he had lobbed this grenade into family unity on purpose. Got my own back on a houseshare mate who had been particularly rumbustious when a decade later I gave his 6 year old a small drum kit. GH |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , at 10:09:58 on Wed, 10
Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Yes, you could buy it in shops on the High Street. Anyone whose work involved producing any kind of promotional material would be very familiar with it. -- Roland Perry |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:09:58 on Wed, 10 Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Yes, you could buy it in shops on the High Street. Anyone whose work involved producing any kind of promotional material would be very familiar with it. Like I said ,certain spheres. Most ordinary people were not in those back in that era and for want of a better description” Middle Class” activities like that were less known to those life was more blue collar , as for buying in shops on the high street you could purchase all sorts of things from the diversity of traders that existed in them then so it isn’t really that good a guide, most decent towns had a Country Sports Shop but most ordinary people didn’t go and buy a rifle. GH |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , at 11:51:34 on Wed, 10
Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 10:09:58 on Wed, 10 Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601...fe-special-rep Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Yes, you could buy it in shops on the High Street. Anyone whose work involved producing any kind of promotional material would be very familiar with it. Like I said ,certain spheres. Most ordinary people were not in those back in that era and for want of a better description” Middle Class” activities like that were less known to those life was more blue collar , as for buying in shops on the high street you could purchase all sorts of things from the diversity of traders that existed in them then so it isn’t really that good a guide, most decent towns had a Country Sports Shop but most ordinary people didn’t go and buy a rifle. Even the Sports Shop probably produced a printed price list, and most likely that would have been made using Letraset. Which was available in much less specialised outlets, like WH Smith. -- Roland Perry |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:51:34 on Wed, 10 Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 10:09:58 on Wed, 10 Feb 2021, Marland remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601...fe-special-rep Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Yes, you could buy it in shops on the High Street. Anyone whose work involved producing any kind of promotional material would be very familiar with it. Like I said ,certain spheres. Most ordinary people were not in those back in that era and for want of a better description” Middle Class” activities like that were less known to those life was more blue collar , as for buying in shops on the high street you could purchase all sorts of things from the diversity of traders that existed in them then so it isn’t really that good a guide, most decent towns had a Country Sports Shop but most ordinary people didn’t go and buy a rifle. Even the Sports Shop probably produced a printed price list, and most likely that would have been made using Letraset. Which was available in much less specialised outlets, like WH Smith. Many premises had their price lists on a pegboard with those letters usually white when new but weathered often by tobacco fumes to a dirty brown that were pinned into the board. Unlike Letraset the information could easily be altered rather than faffing around rubbing dry printed letters afresh each time , more up market premises just used the local one man band print shop for which that sort of business was their bread and butter, the late BIL was one such after he fell out with the practices of Fleet Street . Had quite a nice little business until the arrival of desk top publishing first in businesses and then homes killed it. GH |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 10/02/2021 10:09, Marland wrote:
Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? It was useful in certain spheres such as model making or labels for control panes etc especially prototype production, Television companies were major customers, until the advent of computer generated lettering in the mid 1970s, virtually all on-screen captions were done with Letraset. A major exception was for the horse racing results captions as Letraset was too slow, they were hand painted (not written!) on 12" x 9" black card. -- Graeme Wall This account not read. |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , Marland
writes Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601868089/San-Serriffe-special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Depends what you mean "ordinary" I recently threw away some old Letraset I'd found In the days before webprocessing and true type fonts (and in fact before PCs) I used Letraset for headlines etc. in Newsletters I wrote (typing the articles on strips of paper which were then stuck down in columns to be photocopied for publication. I still have folders and files with Letraset titles. It was useful in certain spheres such as model making or labels for control panes etc especially prototype production, but although they did enter the leisure market by introducing some products aimed at entertaining children I don’t think it caught on that much. In comparison the generation before and up to say the late 1960’s almost all had or knew someone with a John Bull printing set and the inky fingers and surroundings that went with it, many a parent must have looked on despondently on Christmas morning as the present from Uncle Bert was opened knowing what was to come and suspected he had lobbed this grenade into family unity on purpose. Got my own back on a houseshare mate who had been particularly rumbustious when a decade later I gave his 6 year old a small drum kit. GH -- Bryan Morris |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
In message , Bryan Morris
writes In message , Marland writes Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601...e-special-repo Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Depends what you mean "ordinary" I recently threw away some old Letraset I'd found In the days before webprocessing and true type fonts (and in fact before PCs) I used Letraset for headlines etc. in Newsletters I wrote (typing the articles on strips of paper which were then stuck down in columns to be photocopied for publication. I still have folders and files with Letraset titles. Then of course in the 70s I made loads of 8mm family movies. And the titles, of course, were Letraset It was useful in certain spheres such as model making or labels for control panes etc especially prototype production, but although they did enter the leisure market by introducing some products aimed at entertaining children I don’t think it caught on that much. In comparison the generation before and up to say the late 1960’s almost all had or knew someone with a John Bull printing set and the inky fingers and surroundings that went with it, many a parent must have looked on despondently on Christmas morning as the present from Uncle Bert was opened knowing what was to come and suspected he had lobbed this grenade into family unity on purpose. Got my own back on a houseshare mate who had been particularly rumbustious when a decade later I gave his 6 year old a small drum kit. GH -- Bryan Morris |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 13:24 13 Feb 2021, Bryan Morris said:
In message , Bryan Morris writes In message , Marland writes Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:51:03 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Recliner remarked: Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601.../San-Serriffe- special -repo Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. You've forgotten about Letraset? Did many people that would come under the heading of ordinary really know about that product ? Depends what you mean "ordinary" I recently threw away some old Letraset I'd found In the days before webprocessing and true type fonts (and in fact before PCs) I used Letraset for headlines etc. in Newsletters I wrote (typing the articles on strips of paper which were then stuck down in columns to be photocopied for publication. I still have folders and files with Letraset titles. Then of course in the 70s I made loads of 8mm family movies. And the titles, of course, were Letraset Bryan maybe you were making smut movies before photos. Is there also a movie of this disgusting treatment of women in your photo? https://ibb.co/WNrpgwB Is that you in a latex raincoat holding the leashes of two naked women on all fours in the rain? |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 16:51 9 Feb 2021, Recliner said:
Graeme Wall wrote: On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. Yes, 1977: https://static.guim.co.uk/ni/1454601.../San-Serriffe- special-report.pdf Of course, in that era before desktop publishing, few ordinary people knew much about fonts, let alone about sans-serif font families. In the bad old days you may have needed a trip to the St Bride library off Fleet Street to research obscure fonts. I think it's closed down now that everyone has the Internet. |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 16:17 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall said:
On 09/02/2021 13:49, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 11:58:43 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021, Graeme Wall remarked: On 09/02/2021 11:11, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 09:51:33 on Tue, 9 Feb 2021,* Basil Jet remarked: *One of the numerous sans serif typefaces, but definitely not Johnston. *I was a little surprised that "Sans Serif" as an April Fool, was the lowest scoring one in yesterday's "Pointless", despite the really heavy* hints in the question about lower/upper case. Where did the spaghetti harvest come? Much higher (which surprised me because it was significantly earlier). Circa 1957 IIRC whereas San Serif was in the 1970s. They are still good April Fools. :) |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 17/02/2021 14:37, Pamela wrote:
In the bad old days you may have needed a trip to the St Bride library off Fleet Street to research obscure fonts. I think it's closed down now that everyone has the Internet. Still there (plague aside): https://www.sbf.org.uk/library/ -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
Johnston font beneath Thames Barrier
On 20:24 20 Feb 2021, Arthur Figgis said:
On 17/02/2021 14:37, Pamela wrote: In the bad old days you may have needed a trip to the St Bride library off Fleet Street to research obscure fonts. I think it's closed down now that everyone has the Internet. Still there (plague aside): https://www.sbf.org.uk/library/ Thank you. It used to be like visiting a small chapel on a higher floor, although that may have changed. Not worth a detour but interesting if you're in the vicinity. |
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