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Metron

Storm Type Foundry · Jiří Rathouský · 1970

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sans-serifsignage and information sansitalic
Metron specimen from Storm Type Foundry

The Prague Metro's original 1970 information typeface, revived by Štorm as a full text family.

About

Metron was commissioned in 1970 by Prague's transport authority for the Metro's information system, designed by Jiří Rathouský and used on the network until the mid-1980s. Storm's revival adds Cyrillic, true small caps and extra weights while keeping the original's noticeable, at-a-glance clarity.

Classification

Originally commissioned in 1970 as the Prague Metro's signage typeface, so it is built for information design rather than book text.

Weights

LightBookRegularBook BoldBoldBlack

Languages

Latin ExtendedCyrillic

Tags

sans-serifsignagewayfindingrevivalczech