Interstate Font

Slide 1: Interstate Jennifer Hernandez Typo-1

Slide 2: How Interstate came about  Interstate is based off of the lettering that is used on the signs of the United States Federal Highway Administration

Slide 3: Information on Interstate  The designer of Interstate is Tobias Frere-Jones  It was established in the year 1993-1999  The Publisher is Font Bureau  Interstate is part of the family that offers an exceptionally wide range of weights and/or styles  A sans-serif typeface  Due to its wide spacing it is best suited for display usage in print

Slide 4: About the strokes  The terminals of ascending and descending strokes are cut at an angle to the stroke (see lowercase t, and l)  On curved strokes (see lowercase e and s), terminals are drawn at a 90 angle to the stroke, positioning them at an angle to the baseline.  Counters are open, even in the bold and bold condensed weights, further contributing to legibility.

Slide 5: Interstate Font QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.

Slide 6: Interstate Family

Slide 7: Different Styles of Interstate QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Interstate - Hairline Compressed QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Interstate - Thin Condensed QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Interstate - Thin QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Interstate - Bold Condensed Italic

Slide 8: Who uses Interstate  The font is used by Sainsbury’s Supermarkets  Hammersmith and West London College in the United Kingdom  Cognizant Technology Solutions based out of New Jersey  The United States also use this typeface for their logotype and branding collaterals

Slide 9: Similar Fonts  Blue Highway  Deluxe Blue Highway  Deluxe Bold Expressway  Ministry  SAA

Slide 10: Live examples of Interstate QuickTimeﾪ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture.

Slide 11: References  http://www.identifont.com/show?7LA  http://www.typotheque.com/articles/tobias_  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_(typ  http://www.fontbureau.com/fonts/Interstate