Talk:Johnston (typeface)

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Johnston (typeface) was the selected article of the London Transport Portal between 1 May–6 June.

[edit] Most popular typeface ?

I've pulled the following from the article, until somebody can produce verification:

Recently, many magazines have stated that Johnston is the most common typeface in the world beating out Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier.

Gill Sans may qualify as one of the most used typefaces of the 20th century, but until very recently Johnston has been exclusive to London Transport. Jheald 13:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I wish I knew where the article regarding Johnston being the most common typeface, however I know that The Toronto Star did mention this, and it was brought up in my Graphic Design class. I will try and find a source. I too found it VERY hard to beleive but this is what I've read.

[edit] Used in "House" ?

An anon has just added that:

It has been used in House as the standard font for virtually all on-screen text, including credits and the signs inside the hospital.

I haven't seen the show, but I'm pulling this because I don't believe it's true, at least not based on the logo. At the very least the "U" and the "S" and the "E" are too narrow compared to the "O", and the middle bar of the "E" is too long.

Do others agree? Jheald 08:56, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sample shows Gill Sans?

"Features of the font are the perfect circle of the letter O and the use of a diamond-shaped dot above minuscule letters i and j and for the full stop. Commas, apostrophes and other punctuation marks are also based on the diamond-shaped dot." however the sample shown uses Gill Sans-style squares. Resag (talk) 02:28, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Looks like a diamond shaped dot over the small case "i" to me. Looking at the ITC Johnston page linked, their full stop is not diamond shaped; but the dot is diamond shaped in the question mark and exclamation mark. The P22 full stop is also square (I think), though it's a little harder to find. Jheald (talk) 14:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC)