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The higher junction on the "K" looks strange - but only in direct comparison. In isolation, it (and the other letters) appear fine. Well done TfL
"complete with hastag (#) and at @ symbols"
Where was the TfL proofreader? Dropping his aitches again?
Apparently Johnston 100 is closer to original Johnston than New Johnston. And I think I can make that out. It does look more like the classic older signs.
The big difference is on bus blinds, where the new condensed/separated version looks ugly as sin; you'll probably remark on that if not already.
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2016/new-typeface-underground-johnston-100/

READ this - please!

dg writes: If you check, I've linked to that (twice) in today's post.
The apostrophe at St James Park is significantly different on the two platform roundels.... and in a quite different place in the text!
They already have at least two Johnston fonts - the original one and "New". Why do they need a third? Particularly if all three are very similar. Why not just stick to one font?

And when was the octothorn/hash/pound/sharp/number symbol renamed "hashtag", or even "hastag"? You tag a word with a hash to create a hashtag, surely?
St James's Park was correct grammar.
St James' Park is plain wrong.

(James is not a plural, it's a name).

Joho
@John Maltby. I don't think it's as straightforward as that. Punctuation is a series of conventions and I don't think there are definite right and wrong rules in many cases.

St James Street in Walthamstow and its station have no apostrophe and Newcastle play at St James' Park.
I think I prefer it. Well done Monotype!
The use of an apostrophe after the S with no following S is correct IF the name appears in the Bible. I know that because of my daughter's name - I researched it very thoroughly. It's why you get phrases like "Jesus' disciples".
St. James's Street in Walthamstow does have an apostrophe and another 's' - but the station doesn't, you can see the road sign in Street View, although the same online map describes it as St. James Street.
You just knew that you'd get a debate on the apostrophe! Comment value hierarchy 4d?
The 'no second s' rule also tends to apply to classical names - e.g. you would say 'Demosthenes' orations' rather than 'Demosthenes's orations'.

I think that the actual English rule that is followed in practice is really 'you can do it either way', but people creating rules for style have made it precise in various ways.

However, with respect to the place in London, my experience is that its name is indeed 'St James's Park' (unlike the place in Newcastle, which actually is 'St James' Park').
[link to apostrophe-related pdf]
How can the same organisation that cares so much about getting the infinitesimal details of its type face right, get into such a tangle over half a dozen bus stops in Bow?
I like the Oxford University Press convention. Apostrophe s if the name has one syllable (Jones's, Rawls's); just an apostrophe if the name had two syllables or more (Demosthenes')
The letter spacing between P and A on that Holland Park frieze is hideous. Kerning, please!
Apparently, there are examples of the lower case typeface at Holland Park. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/24772733@N05/28440812260
I think the new apostrophe is rather lovely.
Charles - shame they didn't get the station names to actually line up with the ticks and blobs.










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