Ski signs at Jakobshorn, Davos
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Wayfinding system at Jakobshorn in Davos. The system dates back to the late 1980s if I remember correctly. All elements have been cut in vinyl. The typeface is SNV – Schweizer Nationaler Verkehrsschrift condensed. The typography is still pure, unlike the signs at Parsenn, where the numerals are in Futura and later aditions were done with Helvetica.
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Sign in Pischa, Davos
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Sign in Pischa, Davos
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Weirdly enough these are actually the Austrian norm typefaces “Engschrift Austria” and “Mittelschrift Austria”.
I don’t know why the Swiss would have used them since they have their own, the “SNV” which is mentioned here…
Oops – good catch! Thanks, Jan. You are perfectly right.
Here’s Engschrift Austria and Mittelschrift Austria (top), compared to what SNV Regular Condensed and Regular would look like (bottom):
I’ve adjusted the typeface credits.