Edward Johnston
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title:
Edward Johnston
text:
Edward Johnston, CBE 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. 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.
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British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Johnston
date created:
2004-06-24T12:19:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:17:25Z
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