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Publisher
MIT Press
Language
English
Pages
131

Subjects

Helvetica type Signs and signboards Subways Lettering Subways, new york (state), new york

Places

New York (State) New York
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Book Details

Table of Contents

Introduction
The labyrinth
Bringing order out of chaos
Transportation signage systems in the 1960s
The New York City Transit Authority and Unimark International
The myth of the Helvetica juggernaut
Standard, Helvetica, and the New York City subway system
The fate of the Unimark system
Helvetica infiltrates the New York City subway system
Helvetica triumphant : the subway system today
Chronology.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Cambridge, MA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
686.2/24
Library of Congress
Z250.5.H45 S53 2011, Z250.5.H45S53 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
131

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24479382M
ISBN 13
9780262015486
LCCN
2010039985
OCLC/WorldCat
667213073

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15521229W

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