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cm0002@lemmy.world to Typography & fonts@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months ago

Half as Interesting — The Decades-Long Fight Over The Font on Highway Signs

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Half as Interesting — The Decades-Long Fight Over The Font on Highway Signs

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  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Overpass

  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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    To answer the question, Highway Gothic is much easier to read

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      Except when reflecting at night due to the Halation effect they mentioned.

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        It was a cute exaggeration that he used to make his visual, but that’s a valid point. It’s easily solved by reducing the reflectivity of the white paint. In reality, I’ve never noticed that effect. However, I have noticed that Clearview, especially the ALL CAPS VERSION is almost impossible to read quickly while moving at highway speed and operating a motor vehicle.

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    how long before this drops on youtube? 1 week? 2?

    edit: it’s already out

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      Not sure, I stopped watching any creator on YouTube that is also on nebula.

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