Calvert: Typeface for the Tyne and Wear Metro
Typography is perhaps the most important factor in distinguishing any transport system's unique visual identity, which is exactly why the planners of the Tyne and Wear Metro first approached legendary designer Margaret Calvert to design them an iconic typeface to represent the new Metro. But by a stroke of luck, it turned out that she already had the perfect one, ready to go... this is the story of that typeface. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:04 The Designers 02:24 St Quentin-en-Yvelines 03:36 The Geordie Underground 05:47 Metro in the New Millennium
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