Tratex (earlier called GePos) is a
geometric sans-serif
In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif (), gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes. Sans-serif typefaces tend to have less stroke width variation than ...
typeface
A typeface (or font family) is a design of Letter (alphabet), letters, Numerical digit, numbers and other symbols, to be used in printing or for electronic display. Most typefaces include variations in size (e.g., 24 point), weight (e.g., light, ...
family for
road signs in Sweden
Road signs in Sweden are regulated in the ''Traffic Sign Ordinance (2007:90)'' (VMF, ).
Most signs are based on pictograms, with some exceptions like the prohibition-sign for stop at customs and signal and speed limit signs.
If the sign include ...
. It was developed for maximal readability in traffic, and designed by
Karl-Gustaf Gustafsson (known as KÃ¥ge Gustafsson).
Since 2014, Tratex has also been used on road signs in the Swedish-speaking autonomous region of
Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...
in Finland.
Tratex also contains
Sami
Acronyms
* SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft
* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
* South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ne ...
characters. It is free to download and use for
illustrations
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation, or visual explanation of a text, concept, or process, designed for integration in print and digitally published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, vi ...
and prints.
See also
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Public signage typefaces
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
*
Roads signs in Sweden
References
External links
Tratex on dafont.comTratex download
Government typefaces
Geometric sans-serif typefaces
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