Edward Johnston

Edward Johnston
Edward Johnston, 1902
Born(1872-02-11)11 February 1872
Died26 November 1944(1944-11-26) (aged 72)
Ditchling, England
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationType designer

Edward Johnston, CBE (11 February 1872 – 26 November 1944) was a British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular form of the broad-edged pen as a writing tool.[1]

He is best known as the designer of Johnston, a sans-serif typeface that was used throughout the London Underground system until the 1980s. He also redesigned the famous roundel symbol used throughout the system.[2]

  1. ^ Rebelo, Francisco, ed. (2021). Advances in Ergonomics in Design. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Vol. 261. Springer Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-79760-7. ISBN 978-3-030-79760-7. S2CID 237284477 – via Springer Link.
  2. ^ "Edward Johnston: the man behind London's lettering". London Transport Museum.

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