Penny Lane
A semi-condensed grotesque sans-serif drawn from vintage cast-iron Liverpool street name signs, available in four weights with italics and a distressed Corroded Bold variant.
About
The letterforms reflect the idiosyncrasies of their source material: the waist of X and Y sits at the midline, the G lacks a crossbar, and pointed characters such as Z sit somewhat incongruously among otherwise conventional grotesque shapes. A full Latin Extended-A character set is included, along with four nameplate frames within each font for composing reproduction street signs. The family was chosen as the official typeface for the Liverpool Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Classification
A semi-condensed grotesque sans-serif derived from cast-iron Liverpool street signage. Characteristic grotesque features are present alongside idiosyncratic details inherited from the source material, such as a high-waisted X and Y and a G without a crossbar.