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== Electronic versions ==
== Electronic versions ==
There are four [[Computer font|fonts]] that imitate road signs typeface. Two of them are available as [[non-commercial]] [[freeware]] and one is available as [[free and open source]]:{{r|hermann}}
There are four [[Computer font|fonts]] that imitate road signs typeface. Two of them are available as [[non-commercial]] [[freeware]] and one is available as [[free and open source]]:{{r|hermann}}
* '''Liternictwo Drogowe''' – distributed by the company Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A. that cooperates with Ministry of Infrastructure. It completely matches the Regulation. Meant mainly for the enterprises that produce road signs.<ref>{{Citation |url= http://www.explotrans.com.pl/ext03-03.htm |title= Liternictwo Drogowe – Czcionka TTF v4.1 |publisher= Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A. |date= 2010-06-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120325134345/http://www.explotrans.com.pl/ext03-03.htm |archive-date= 2012-03-25 |language= pl}}</ref>
* '''Liternictwo Drogowe''' – distributed by the company Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A., which cooperates with Ministry of Infrastructure. It completely matches the Regulation, and is meant mainly for the enterprises that produce road signs.<ref>{{Citation |url= http://www.explotrans.com.pl/ext03-03.htm |title= Liternictwo Drogowe – Czcionka TTF v4.1 |publisher= Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A. |date= 2010-06-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120325134345/http://www.explotrans.com.pl/ext03-03.htm |archive-date= 2012-03-25 |language= pl}}</ref>
* '''Tablica drogowa''' – created in 2001 by Grzegorz Klimczewski. This version has all the markings that are defined in the Regulation and also additional ones (including ''Q'' and ''X'' letters). Some of not included marks ([[quotation mark]], [[question mark]], [[percent sign]]) have been replaced by [[Arrow (symbol)|arrows]]. At first, the font was distributed as a paid one but currently it is a non-commercial freeware.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-50127.html |title=Fonty PL Luc Devroye |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Tablica drogowa''' – created in 2001 by Grzegorz Klimczewski. This version has all the glyphs that are defined in the Regulation and also additional ones (including ''Q'' and ''X'' letters). Some unused glyphs, such as ([[quotation mark]], [[question mark]], [[percent sign]]), have been replaced by [[Arrow (symbol)|arrows]]. At first, the font was distributed commercially, but currently it is non-commercial freeware.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-50127.html |title=Fonty PL Luc Devroye |language=en}}</ref>
* '''Drogowskaz''' – created in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki. Apart from the markings defined in the Regulation, it includes many more, designed in style of the original typeface, such as [[scribal abbreviations]] and [[diacritics]] used in various languages. The font is distributed as non-commercial freeware.
* '''Drogowskaz''' – created in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki. Apart from the glyphs defined in the Regulation, it includes many more, designed in style of the original typeface, such as [[scribal abbreviations]] and [[diacritics]] used in various languages. The font is distributed as non-commercial freeware.
* '''W droge''' — created in 2011 by Open Source Publishing, a secondhand tracing of the typeface from real-world signage in [[Wroclaw]]. It is distributed under a [[permissive free software license]].<ref>[http://osp.kitchen/foundry/w-droge/ W Droge] from Open Source Publishing. Retrieved November 1, 2023.</ref>
* '''W droge''' — created in 2011 by Open Source Publishing, a secondhand tracing of the typeface from real-world signage in [[Wroclaw]]. It is distributed under a [[permissive free software license]].<ref>[http://osp.kitchen/foundry/w-droge/ W Droge] from Open Source Publishing. Retrieved November 1, 2023.</ref>


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Signpost on motorway A4 near Ślęza, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Polish road signs typeface (Polish: Polskie liternictwo znaków drogowych) – geometrical typeface meant to making text on Polish road signs, according to Attachment 1 of Regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads.[1] The regulation defines a construction of digits, all of the letters of Polish alphabet and the letter V (not including Q and X), and the punctuation marks: hyphen, round brackets, comma, full stop (period) and exclamation mark.

The typeface was created by Marek Sigmund, who made the project commissioned by the state authorities in 1975, while the Instruction about road signs and signals (Polish: Instrukcja o znakach i sygnałach drogowych) was being implemented. The typeface was designed in six weeks. According to the designer's assumptions, the typeface included creating text on boards by using the freehand and stencil techniques.[2][3]

Sigmund's specifications included glyphs that appear cut-off or oversized (such as the flat right edge on lowercase "e" and capital "G") and a purely geometric approach to letter design; in general, Polish signage uses large letters to ensure readability.[4]

Electronic versions

There are four fonts that imitate road signs typeface. Two of them are available as non-commercial freeware and one is available as free and open source:[4]

  • Liternictwo Drogowe – distributed by the company Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A., which cooperates with Ministry of Infrastructure. It completely matches the Regulation, and is meant mainly for the enterprises that produce road signs.[5]
  • Tablica drogowa – created in 2001 by Grzegorz Klimczewski. This version has all the glyphs that are defined in the Regulation and also additional ones (including Q and X letters). Some unused glyphs, such as (quotation mark, question mark, percent sign), have been replaced by arrows. At first, the font was distributed commercially, but currently it is non-commercial freeware.[6]
  • Drogowskaz – created in 2006 by Emil Wojtacki. Apart from the glyphs defined in the Regulation, it includes many more, designed in style of the original typeface, such as scribal abbreviations and diacritics used in various languages. The font is distributed as non-commercial freeware.
  • W droge — created in 2011 by Open Source Publishing, a secondhand tracing of the typeface from real-world signage in Wroclaw. It is distributed under a permissive free software license.[7]

References

  1. ^ Rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals as well as road safety devices and conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U., 2019, No. 2311
  2. ^ Misiak, Marian (2013), "Pismo Drogowe", FUTU Paper, no. 10/2013, p. 25
  3. ^ Instrukcja o znakach i sygnałach drogowych, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności, 1975
  4. ^ a b Hermann, Ralf (2008), Traffic Sign Typefaces: Poland, archived from the original on 2012-07-13, retrieved 2011-06-18
  5. ^ Liternictwo Drogowe – Czcionka TTF v4.1 (in Polish), Centrum Rozwoju Explotrans S.A., 2010-06-19, archived from the original on 2012-03-25
  6. ^ Fonty PL Luc Devroye
  7. ^ W Droge from Open Source Publishing. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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