New Johnston

The typeface used throughout the 20th Century for lettering on London Transport: London Undergound and London Buses. It is particularly famous for its use on the Tube map and for the name plates on each station on the 'Tube'.

The original Johnston typeface was commissioned by Frank Pick, the director of London Transport, in 1915 for the London Underground’s corporate identity. It was designed by (and named after) Edward Johnston the following year. Eric Gill also worked on the project and the typeface is remeniscent of Gill Sans. The typeface was redesigned in 1979 by Colin Banks to produce New Johnston.