Carretera convencional (typeface)
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| Category | Sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Grotesque sans-serif |
| Commissioned by | Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOPU) |
| Date created | 1988 |
| Date released | 1990 |
| Design based on | Transport |
| Also known as | CCRIGE, Alfabeto carretera convencional, Carretera convencional RIGE |
| Shown here | https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/pdf/servicios-al-ciudadano/participacion-ciudadana/Participacion-publica-en-proyectos-normativos/Audiencia-e-informacion-publica/16_2022_Borrador_Tomo_II_Dimensiones__senales.pdf |
Carretera convencional (Spanish for conventional road), also known as Carretera convencional Red de Interés General del Estado, Carretera convencional RIGE or CCRIGE) is a name of a sans-serif typeface family for road signs in Spain, Andorra and some roads in Cuba and Equatorial Guinea.[1]. There are no variants and it was originally commissioned as a weighted variation of Transport for specific use in capital letter dark text over white background.
It was originally commissioned around 1988[2] for its specific use as text in black capital letters on a white background for conventional roads and urban signalling in Spain, as noted by its original name. Legal use was definitely approved in 1999 with the publication of Norma 8.1-IC[3]. In 2015, the new regulation abolished the use of alternative typography Autopista for use on highways and expressways[4], making Carretera convencional the only signalling typography for all types of roads. The new Catálogo de señales de tráfico drafted in 2022[5] released a newly drawn version with slightly overall increased thickness and reduced kerning.
There is a commercial typeface named Traffic Type Spain D based Carretera convencional, with adjusted optics and redrawn glyphs[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.citoparagon.es/2021/07/09/carteles-de-carreteras-y-geopolitica-avatares-historicos/
- ↑ http://carreteros.org/normativa/s_vertical/pdfs/8.1ic1990_borrador.pdf
- ↑ https://www.boe.es/eli/es/o/1999/12/28/(10)
- ↑ https://www.boe.es/eli/es/o/2014/03/20/fom534
- ↑ https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/pdf/servicios-al-ciudadano/participacion-ciudadana/Participacion-publica-en-proyectos-normativos/Audiencia-e-informacion-publica/16_2022_Borrador_Tomo_II_Dimensiones__senales.pdf
- ↑ https://www.myfonts.com/collections/traffic-type-spain-font-urw
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