Geotype Submission

The Geotype project charts the rich history of lettering and type forms that have established the identity of cities and towns around the world. Explore the map

How does this letter-form communicate its location?

Bristol Trade Font – A ‘signage’ font was created by City ID and Meta Design for Bristol as part of the Bristol ‘legible city’ project – ‘Bristol Transit’. As described by ‘cityfont.com’: “in 2000 the sign system for Bristol was completed to establish, and the original typeface was developed for “Bristol Legible City”. The typeface was named “Bristol Transit” and now used not only for the sign system but also for the map panels on the road and guide maps. The typeface contributes to the city identity of Bristol to be legible. “Bristol Transit” is designed basing on the “Transit”, dedicated to the Berlin metro. Basing narrow typeface, it prevents unreasonable transformation of letters with a function of graphic software in a situation such as the sign system to fit many letters in limited space” (cityfont.com, 2014). Eric Gill’s fonts are often associated with Bristol as the city was his home town.

Location

College Green, Bristol BS1 5TJ, UK