Something "fun". Inspired by the many journeys I've made and by train travels. And by my grandchildren's train toys. The angular design echoes small table tops we sometimes use to put the tracks on ...
UC is normal weight and is used in the sampler (font name). LC has some thicker lines for increased legibility although this font is only meant to illustrate concepts (travel, finding new ways, diversification etc) or for logos, shop signs, invitations and similar. Not simple enough for use in anything long or complex that has to be easily read.
Based on lettering used for LCD information displays in the 1980s and 1990s.
Public transport & travel related icons. Most of these are designed to leave room above/below themselves for text while still fitting into a square canvas. So, they can more easily be used to create actual program icons, signs, etc.
This was my first icons font so it doesn't conform to the 10x10 standard I established later for fonts like Donjonikons...
A - Airplane
B - Bus
C - Cable Car
D - Dirigible
E - Escalator
F - "Phone" Sign
G - Gondola
H - Helicopter
I - "Parking" Sign
J - "Lost & Found" Sign
K - "Luggage Claim" Sign
L - Locomotive
M - Maglev/Monorail Train
N - "Infirmary" Sign
O - Ocean Liner
P - APC/Armored Car
Q - Bus (front view)
R - Rickshaw
S -Sailboat
T -Trolley
U - Riverboat/Ferry
V - Van
W - Taxi
X - Boxcar
Y - Bike/Scooter
Z - Zeppelin
Based on the lettering used for London Underground S Stock trains (S7/S8 Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines).
Based on the lettering used on the London Underground Northern Line 1995 Stock Passenger Information System.
Based on the London Underground Victoria Line 2009 Stock Passenger Information System.
Based on the lettering used for London Underground Jubilee Line 1996 stock PIS (Passsenger Information System) displays.
This is a clone of London Underground 1995 Stock PISLettering based on the London Underground 1986 Stock Passenger Information System, specifically, the 'red' train.
Lettering based on the Great Western Railway (GWR) 'Thames Turbo' Class 165 and 'Thames Express' Class 166 Passenger Information System.