Regarding highway typefaces, this article appeared on HN last year: http://ilovetypography.com/2012/04/19/the-design-of-a-signage-typeface/ http://ilovetypogra

Regarding highway typefaces, this article appeared on HN last year: http://ilovetypography.com/2012/04/19/the-design-of-a-signage-typeface/ http://ilovetypography.com/2012/04/19/the-design-of-a-signag... Excerpt from above link: > That’s when I came up with the idea of the Legibility Test Tool, an OSX application I built that offers real-time simulations of different viewing conditions (distance, fog, halation, and positive/negative contrast) during the design stage. HN discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3870237 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3870237