The most recent series of street signs in Wrocław, Poland uses Optima and Frutiger. Judging from these (few) samples, one could assume that the typeface — just like the colors — indicate a certain district: Hermann Zapf’s serifless Roman is used for the old town, Adrian Frutiger’s sans for the Świdnica suburb.
Choo, thank you for taking a close look and your suggestion, it’s appreciated. I’m not convinced, though. Attached is a comparison of a few key letters in Linotype’s Optima Medium (left) and Optima nova Medium (right). As far as I can tell, the letterforms on the street signs are closer to the former.
By the way, the ogonek (ę) in Wrocław is different from the one in Warsaw. Neither is a match for the Optimae as currently sold by Linotype, be it nova or vetera.
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A similar design featuring Optima — also white against brown, with the district’s name on a red stripe underneath — is used in Warsaw:
Photo: Elena Veguillas (CC-BY-NC)
Choo, thank you for taking a close look and your suggestion, it’s appreciated. I’m not convinced, though. Attached is a comparison of a few key letters in Linotype’s Optima Medium (left) and Optima nova Medium (right). As far as I can tell, the letterforms on the street signs are closer to the former.
By the way, the ogonek (ę) in Wrocław is different from the one in Warsaw. Neither is a match for the Optimae as currently sold by Linotype, be it nova or vetera.