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In case your brain is thinking "wait; I thought it'd be that cool scripty typeface on the oddly-angled signage?", you might be thinking of the USDA's logotype f

In case your brain is thinking "wait; I thought it'd be that cool scripty typeface on the oddly-angled signage?", you might be thinking of the USDA's logotype for National Forests. Unfortunately, there isn't an available font for that exact face. Some cool specs, though, in the Forest Service's design guide: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3810021.pdf https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd381002... Section 1-18 (page 24) of the linked PDF has examples of the "National Forest", "National Monument", etc. logotype; Chapter 8 has some more signage specs.

projektfu 7y ago
That’s exactly what I was expecting.
chrissnell 7y ago
It's remarkable how difficult it is to find a cursive font like that. I think it looks a little like Dom Casual if Dom Casual were cursive.
Loughla 7y ago
Those are the exact fonts I'm looking for, for an in-lay woodworking project I'm finishing. Any ideas at all what the fonts listed on 1-18 would be called?
- DoubleCribble 7y ago
  "Logotypes are drawings and have not been created from a standard font." - OP Section 1-17
- davidw 7y ago
  See my comment below, referencing a StackExchange post. It lists the font the Forest Service uses for their signs.
  - Kiro 7y ago
    No, you're talking about something else completely. Check page 1-18 in the linked document for an example.
frankosaurus 7y ago
Initially, Mistral came to mind (also used in the movie Drive). However, there are significant differences.
dhotson 7y ago
The closest font I’ve seen is Coniferous https://www.futurefonts.xyz/ohno/coniferous https://www.futurefonts.xyz/ohno/coniferous
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brians 7y ago
Those are excellent. There are a few more cousins of these from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society at https://store.hplhs.org/products/hplhs-fonts https://store.hplhs.org/products/hplhs-fonts
Shivetya 7y ago
I simply found the PDF fascinating for the rules of usage for the various signage applied to roads. Both for how when individual signs may be used and when signs are required based on road layout.
- BenFrantzDale 7y ago
  If you like that, you’ll love this: The Manual of Uniform Traffic Safety Control Devices: https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/pdf_index.htm https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/pdf_index.htm

projektfu 7y ago

That’s exactly what I was expecting.

chrissnell 7y ago

It's remarkable how difficult it is to find a cursive font like that. I think it looks a little like Dom Casual if Dom Casual were cursive.

Loughla 7y ago

Those are the exact fonts I'm looking for, for an in-lay woodworking project I'm finishing. Any ideas at all what the fonts listed on 1-18 would be called?

DoubleCribble 7y ago
"Logotypes are drawings and have not been created from a standard font." - OP Section 1-17
davidw 7y ago
See my comment below, referencing a StackExchange post. It lists the font the Forest Service uses for their signs.
- Kiro 7y ago
  No, you're talking about something else completely. Check page 1-18 in the linked document for an example.

frankosaurus 7y ago

Initially, Mistral came to mind (also used in the movie Drive). However, there are significant differences.

dhotson 7y ago

The closest font I’ve seen is Coniferous https://www.futurefonts.xyz/ohno/coniferous https://www.futurefonts.xyz/ohno/coniferous

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brians 7y ago

Those are excellent. There are a few more cousins of these from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society at https://store.hplhs.org/products/hplhs-fonts https://store.hplhs.org/products/hplhs-fonts

Shivetya 7y ago

I simply found the PDF fascinating for the rules of usage for the various signage applied to roads. Both for how when individual signs may be used and when signs are required based on road layout.

BenFrantzDale 7y ago
If you like that, you’ll love this: The Manual of Uniform Traffic Safety Control Devices: https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/pdf_index.htm https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/pdf_index.htm