Esseltub
Encyclopedia
Esseltub is the name of a typeface
family used in the Stockholm Metro
. It was designed by Stig Åke Möller and digitalised by Bo Berndal
. In the 1980s it was replaced with black and white signs using Helvetica
and they are now gradually being replaced by Veolia Transport
(formerly Connex) with signs with yellow text on blue background using FF Meta
.
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
family used in the Stockholm Metro
Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines...
. It was designed by Stig Åke Möller and digitalised by Bo Berndal
Bo Berndal
Bo Berndal is a retired Swedish compositor and typographer. He is co-owner of BIGG and Hålet .-Career:...
. In the 1980s it was replaced with black and white signs using Helvetica
Helvetica
Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann.-Visual distinctive characteristics:Characteristics of this typeface are:lower case:square dot over the letter i....
and they are now gradually being replaced by Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement...
(formerly Connex) with signs with yellow text on blue background using FF Meta
FF Meta
FF Meta is a humanist sans-serif typeface family designed by Erik Spiekermann originally as a commission for the Deutsche Bundespost , but later released by Spiekermann himself in 1991 through his FontFont library...
.