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I love the different font styles being used in the subway stations, there's a wide range of them, with each telling a story from a different time. As a Berline

I love the different font styles being used in the subway stations, there's a wide range of them, with each telling a story from a different time. As a Berliner, I probably have taken 100s of pictures of them or, in front of them, shared many moments on those stations. They are a core aspect of the city for me, representing change and, at the same time, the past.

marton78 3y ago
It's most fitting how the messed up kerning in one of the newly renovated stations, Mehringdamm, conveys the slow decline of this country once striving for excellence.
boffinAudio 3y ago
I feel the same here in Vienna, which has so much fascinating typography in the streets, its really quite inspiring. I've long wanted to do some kind of google-streetmaps style photography project, taking pictures of all the types to be found in the nooks and cranny of the city, some of which go back centuries. I'd imagine having such a collection of Vienna City Types would be quite interesting to throw at some AI and produce real working fonts. For typography nerds, cities such as Vienna and Berlin offer so much inspiration, although I would wager the distribution and density is better in Vienna, than Berlin - due simply to the fact that Berlin has a lot more space than Vienna does.
- ginko 3y ago
  >I've long wanted to do some kind of google-streetmaps style photography project, taking pictures of all the types to be found in the nooks and cranny of the city, some of which go back centuries. I'd imagine having such a collection of Vienna City Types would be quite interesting to throw at some AI and produce real working fonts. FYI there's this: https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2018-geschaeftsportale-in-wien-beobachtungen-urbaner-veraenderung-2-auflage/ https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2... https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2023-geschaeftsportale-in-wien-beobachtungen-urbaner-veraenderung/ https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2...
  - boffinAudio 3y ago
    That's really awesome, thanks for sharing .. I will add this to my understanding of Vienna typography ..
- sushimako 3y ago
  For the curious: There's a great ig account documenting typography in Vienna: @fontwien https://www.instagram.com/fontwien https://www.instagram.com/fontwien
  - boffinAudio 3y ago
    Nice one, thanks for that! I've found a kindred spirit!
derhuerst 3y ago
A while ago I made this: https://derhuerst.github.io/berlin-subway-guide/ https://derhuerst.github.io/berlin-subway-guide/ It is based on someone's enormous body of CC-licensed photos of cities in Europe, especially their public transportation systems. [1] – I re-use the photos by assigning them to the station IDs in Berlin's official transit dataset. [2] [1] https://flickr.com/photos/ingolfbln/albums/ https://flickr.com/photos/ingolfbln/albums/ [2] https://github.com/derhuerst/vbb-station-photos https://github.com/derhuerst/vbb-station-photos
- zurfer 3y ago
  I'm really surprised by the variety. Having lived in Berlin for 6 months I completely missed that detail.
- cylinder714 3y ago
  Those Parisian art-nouveau metro entrances: https://mymodernmet.com/paris-metro-entrances/ https://mymodernmet.com/paris-metro-entrances/
  - malermeister 3y ago
    While we're doing historic metro buildings, I also love the old Art Nuveau Otto Wagner stations in Vienna: https://coeser.de/blog/index.php/2020/08/18/wiener-highlights-otto-wagners-stadtbahn/#DIE-SCHONSTEN-FOTOS-DER-STADTBAHN-VON-OTTO-WAGNER https://coeser.de/blog/index.php/2020/08/18/wiener-highlight... (Text in German, but lots of images)
lb1lf 3y ago
I enjoy the font diversity every time I visit - same, same - but different. I hope there will be no drive to replace existing signs for new ones (unlikely, given the state of Berlin's finances) - the various fonts used on signage throughout the city makes up part of the quirkiness which makes Berlin so lovable.
- MediumOwl 3y ago
  If they are, the old ones might end up in great, although small, Buchstabenmuseum. Definitely worth a visit if you haven't been there yet
  - lb1lf 3y ago
    I've had it on my list for ages, but never quite got around to it - I seldom get as far east as the Jannowitzbrücke, most of my friends are in Tiergarten/Moabit area. Speaking of museums, one of the most charming museums I've ever been to in Berlin is the Ramonesmuseum by Schlesisches Tor. Helps being a fan, though.

marton78 3y ago

It's most fitting how the messed up kerning in one of the newly renovated stations, Mehringdamm, conveys the slow decline of this country once striving for excellence.

boffinAudio 3y ago

I feel the same here in Vienna, which has so much fascinating typography in the streets, its really quite inspiring. I've long wanted to do some kind of google-streetmaps style photography project, taking pictures of all the types to be found in the nooks and cranny of the city, some of which go back centuries. I'd imagine having such a collection of Vienna City Types would be quite interesting to throw at some AI and produce real working fonts. For typography nerds, cities such as Vienna and Berlin offer so much inspiration, although I would wager the distribution and density is better in Vienna, than Berlin - due simply to the fact that Berlin has a lot more space than Vienna does.

ginko 3y ago
>I've long wanted to do some kind of google-streetmaps style photography project, taking pictures of all the types to be found in the nooks and cranny of the city, some of which go back centuries. I'd imagine having such a collection of Vienna City Types would be quite interesting to throw at some AI and produce real working fonts. FYI there's this: https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2018-geschaeftsportale-in-wien-beobachtungen-urbaner-veraenderung-2-auflage/ https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2... https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2023-geschaeftsportale-in-wien-beobachtungen-urbaner-veraenderung/ https://www.geschaeftemitgeschichte.at/product/spurensuche-2...
- boffinAudio 3y ago
  That's really awesome, thanks for sharing .. I will add this to my understanding of Vienna typography ..
sushimako 3y ago
For the curious: There's a great ig account documenting typography in Vienna: @fontwien https://www.instagram.com/fontwien https://www.instagram.com/fontwien
- boffinAudio 3y ago
  Nice one, thanks for that! I've found a kindred spirit!

derhuerst 3y ago

A while ago I made this: https://derhuerst.github.io/berlin-subway-guide/ https://derhuerst.github.io/berlin-subway-guide/ It is based on someone's enormous body of CC-licensed photos of cities in Europe, especially their public transportation systems. [1] – I re-use the photos by assigning them to the station IDs in Berlin's official transit dataset. [2] [1] https://flickr.com/photos/ingolfbln/albums/ https://flickr.com/photos/ingolfbln/albums/ [2] https://github.com/derhuerst/vbb-station-photos https://github.com/derhuerst/vbb-station-photos

zurfer 3y ago
I'm really surprised by the variety. Having lived in Berlin for 6 months I completely missed that detail.
cylinder714 3y ago
Those Parisian art-nouveau metro entrances: https://mymodernmet.com/paris-metro-entrances/ https://mymodernmet.com/paris-metro-entrances/
- malermeister 3y ago
  While we're doing historic metro buildings, I also love the old Art Nuveau Otto Wagner stations in Vienna: https://coeser.de/blog/index.php/2020/08/18/wiener-highlights-otto-wagners-stadtbahn/#DIE-SCHONSTEN-FOTOS-DER-STADTBAHN-VON-OTTO-WAGNER https://coeser.de/blog/index.php/2020/08/18/wiener-highlight... (Text in German, but lots of images)

lb1lf 3y ago

I enjoy the font diversity every time I visit - same, same - but different. I hope there will be no drive to replace existing signs for new ones (unlikely, given the state of Berlin's finances) - the various fonts used on signage throughout the city makes up part of the quirkiness which makes Berlin so lovable.

MediumOwl 3y ago
If they are, the old ones might end up in great, although small, Buchstabenmuseum. Definitely worth a visit if you haven't been there yet
- lb1lf 3y ago
  I've had it on my list for ages, but never quite got around to it - I seldom get as far east as the Jannowitzbrücke, most of my friends are in Tiergarten/Moabit area. Speaking of museums, one of the most charming museums I've ever been to in Berlin is the Ramonesmuseum by Schlesisches Tor. Helps being a fan, though.