MTA Public Notice: “If you see something, say something.” Contributed by Stephen Coles on Oct 28th, 2013. Artwork published in 2012. Source: www.flickr.com Photo by Nick Sherman. License: CC BY-NC-SA. An unexpected use of Paul Renner’s less known sans-serif, Plak, for official placards in the NYC subway. Typefaces More about Plak Condensed & Extra CondensedGet Plak Condensed & Extra Condensed Formats Signs (2053) Topics Governmental/Civic (686) Transportation (325) Tagged withMTA (3)New York Subway (7)public service announcements (39)public space (100)yellow (392)stairs (26)crime (118) Artwork location United States (9487) New York City (2763) In Setsfavorites (Raine) (15) 2 Comments on “MTA Public Notice: “If you see something, say something.”” Cant say says: Dec 3rd, 2013 8:17 pm It’s helvetica bold, the kerning is just slightly sqished and the letter height was stretched slightly. Stephen Coles says: Dec 3rd, 2013 10:40 pm Naw, have another look at Plak Black Condensed. Maybe we should have a separate Plak entry for that style since it’s so different from Plak Black. We do have Extra Condensed. I’ll use that typeface tag for this one. Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Plak Condensed & Extra Condensed in use Gabbani2010Demian ConradContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Typografia, Vol. 37, No. 121930unknownContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Berliner Illustrirte, “Das Attentat” special edition1963Contributed by Florian Hardwig Sponsor More in Governmental/Civic Donos do mercado by João Peres & Victor Matioli2020ArquivoPedro BottonHannah UesugiContributed by Arquivo Impa tech undergraduate program by IMPA2023ESTUDIO CRUContributed by ESTUDIO CRU 25 years of the Federal Constitutional Court, German Federal Post Office1976Heinz SchillingerContributed by Nick Sherman A°2020, le magazine de l’Anthropocène2020Bureau 205Contributed by 205TF More in Signs postGarten Kiel2023morgenContributed by Adrien Menard Speisewirtschaft Weinstube NeubadPhoto(s) by Florian Hardwig on Flickr. Cardiff University brand identityc. 2023OnlyCommercial TypeContributed by Only Maharashtra Covid campaignc. 2022Government of IndiaContributed by Sarang Kulkarni More Fonts In Use Jacobin magazine and website2023TstoJacobinLauren Traugott-CampbellContributed by Camelot Typefaces Staff Pick 5Berge Poster Series2013David GobberContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Izaiáš 1920 biblec. 2018Stará školaContributed by Florian Runge Staff Pick Inferno (1980) movie posters, trailer, titles1983unknownStudio VerziniContributed by Simon Abranowicz Staff Pick
2 Comments on “MTA Public Notice: “If you see something, say something.””
It’s helvetica bold, the kerning is just slightly sqished and the letter height was stretched slightly.
Naw, have another look at Plak Black Condensed. Maybe we should have a separate Plak entry for that style since it’s so different from Plak Black. We do have Extra Condensed. I’ll use that typeface tag for this one.