Originally designed by Jiří
Rathouský (1924–2003), Metron was commissioned by
the Transport Company of the Capital City of Prague in 1970 to be
used in the information system of the Prague Metro. First shown in
the manual of the Metroprojekt company in 1973 and then used to the
full, under Rathouský’s supervision, for lines “A” and “C”. Since
1985 Rathouský’s system has been disappearing from the Prague
Metro; it survives only in the form of metal letters at its
stations and at some stations of the Czechoslovak Railways.
Digitized by František
Štorm together with Marek
Pistora and released in 2004. In 2014, on the occasion of
Rathouský’s 90th birthday, Metron More…
Originally designed by Jiří Rathouský (1924–2003), Metron was commissioned by the Transport Company of the Capital City of Prague in 1970 to be used in the information system of the Prague Metro. First shown in the manual of the Metroprojekt company in 1973 and then used to the full, under Rathouský’s supervision, for lines “A” and “C”. Since 1985 Rathouský’s system has been disappearing from the Prague Metro; it survives only in the form of metal letters at its stations and at some stations of the Czechoslovak Railways.
Digitized by František Štorm together with Marek Pistora and released in 2004. In 2014, on the occasion of Rathouský’s 90th birthday, Metron was updated and extended to six weights plus italics, with small caps and support for Cyrillic. [Storm Type Foundry]
