Drogowskaz


Drogowskaz is a geometric sans-serif typeface used in public signage in Poland. Originally developed in 1975 by Marek Sigmund for the Ministry of Transportation and put into effect on April 1 of that year, it is currently used in accordance with the Ministry of Infrastructure regulation of July 3, 2003 on all types of road signs in Poland.
A free version of the font was developed in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki.
Its capital letters show strong influence from Johnston, while its lowercase letters draw heavily from Spartan; its use of single-story lowercase a distinguishes the typeface from most other signage typefaces. Leading to type size ratio for this font equals 4:3, thus correct line spacing is, for instance, 12 pt for 9 pt text.