Post #2286942

2025-02-19 17:05 UTC

Citywide’s letterforms draw from a bus roll sign I found at a flea market years ago. I’ve probably lost myself staring at that sign everyday since, thinking about how the type system works while trying to puzzle out some of the unusual choices. I love the little inconsistencies in proportions and strokes across widths, as well as its desire to be unambiguous, large, and legible from a distance.

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@jasonsantamaria@typo.social 2025-02-19 17:05

I originally used this inspiration as a subject to teach myself how to use font making programs. My first run at it a couple years ago was pretty rudimentary, my second was a bit better. Citywide is my third iteration on the idea, and one I felt good enough about to release. I’m happy with the current milestone, and would love to keep adding to it: lowercase, and maybe more widths and weights. I hope you enjoy it too ✌️

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@martinmajoor@typo.social 2025-02-20 01:22

@jasonsantamaria@typo.social Wow, great find, they don’t make them like this anymore! Very nice you turned it into a typeface!

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@danjel@mastodon.social 2025-02-24 10:58

@jasonsantamaria@typo.social Congrats on the font, it's very beautiful! I had a similar experience when I was in a museum in Glasgow a few years ago, where I took this photo. Thank you for reminding me!

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