An alphabet (w/ numerals and basic punctuation) drawn by
Matthew Carter in 1961 for signs for the new
Oceanic
Building / No. 3 Passenger Building (renamed Terminal 3 in
1968) at London Airport (renamed Heathrow in 1966),
developed by Colin
Forbes at Pentagram with the involvement of architect Frederick
Gibberd. At that time, Helvetica wasn’t available yet in London.
[Computer
Arts] [Soar]
[Ashworth]
Uncredited phototype adaptations are shown under the name
Airport by Photoscript [Photoscript c.1965], Berthold [Berthold 1974], and Typeshop [Typeshop 1973].
Lukas Schneider’s
Airport (Revolver
Type Foundry, 2024) is a reimagination that expands the design
to seven weights and optimizes it for contemporary use.
For Baltotype’s Airport, see Futura and
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An alphabet (w/ numerals and basic punctuation) drawn by Matthew Carter in 1961 for signs for the new Oceanic Building / No. 3 Passenger Building (renamed Terminal 3 in 1968) at London Airport (renamed Heathrow in 1966), developed by Colin Forbes at Pentagram with the involvement of architect Frederick Gibberd. At that time, Helvetica wasn’t available yet in London. [Computer Arts] [Soar] [Ashworth] Uncredited phototype adaptations are shown under the name Airport by Photoscript [Photoscript c.1965], Berthold [Berthold 1974], and Typeshop [Typeshop 1973].
Lukas Schneider’s Airport (Revolver Type Foundry, 2024) is a reimagination that expands the design to seven weights and optimizes it for contemporary use.
For Baltotype’s Airport, see Futura and Airport Black.
