Union Station
A single-weight display face drawn from hand-painted transit scroll lettering at Denver's Union Station, preserving the brush-made irregularities of the original early twentieth-century signage.
About
The letterforms follow the proportions and structure of grotesque sans serifs from the same period but retain the idiosyncratic details left by the signpainter's brush, giving the face a handcrafted, slightly uneven character. Available through Monotype, the design carries a regional American quality rooted in its specific historical source. Its rugged informality suits display use where a sense of period Americana is required.
Classification
Derived from hand-lettered transit scroll signage, the letterforms follow the grotesque sans serif conventions of the early twentieth century but retain the irregularities and brush-made quirks of their original painted source, placing this firmly in the display category.