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Woodford Cycle Centre

Contributed by D Jones on Apr 23rd, 2022.
Woodford Cycle Centre
Photo: D Jones. License: All Rights Reserved.

On a weekend exploration of London, I found a slightly underwhelming use of the font Maiandra on a bicycle shop. Since finding Maiandra on a Microsoft Works install disc, I have had a bit of a soft spot for it. The basic form of Maiandra is based on Oswald Cooper’s hand-lettering, and seems strong. Versions with OpenType ligatures and fractions are available, and it seems a shame to me that it is not more popular.

Here Maiandra is used in caps only for the shop name with modified W and C that form a bicycle motif. The phone number and the URL were added in Gill Sans.

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1 Comment on “Woodford Cycle Centre”

  1. Thanks for posting the first in-use example for Maiandra! I have used the opportunity and added another one, for the identity of Wildpark Bad Mergentheim:

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