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    From grotesque to quirky: a history of Berlin told through U-Bahn typography design theguardian.com
    stas avatar via stas 1 year ago | cached | 3 comments

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    fs111 avatar fs111 1 year ago | link

    all stations in one tumblr: http://endbahnhof.tumblr.com/

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      stsp avatar stsp 1 year ago | link

      I live near the intersection of U7 and U8. Never noticed anything groteseque about the signs. I suppose lack of familiarity makes visitors see them with different eyes :)

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        whbboyd avatar whbboyd 1 year ago | link

        “Grotesque” in this context is the term for that style of typeface.