From 61afe9a4c079d7a5bf356ab38e5a828207417fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Subhashish Panigrahi <1258090+psubhashish@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:32:42 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Add typeface: Johnston --- data/typefaces/johnston.json | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 data/typefaces/johnston.json diff --git a/data/typefaces/johnston.json b/data/typefaces/johnston.json new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbffb28 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/typefaces/johnston.json @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +{ + "id": "rtd-t-000166", + "slug": "johnston", + "name": { + "preferred": "Johnston", + "alternates": [ + "Underground", + "Johnston's Railway Type", + "Johnston Sans", + "Railway", + "Johnston's Underground Type" + ] + }, + "designers": [ + { + "id": "rtd-p-000142", + "role": "type designer" + } + ], + "sources": [ + { + "url": "https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/stories/people/edward-johnston-man-behind-londons-lettering", + "title": "Edward Johnston: the man behind London’s lettering" + }, + { + "url": "https://luc.devroye.org/fonts-66504.html", + "title": "Johnston's Underground Type [Edward Johnston]" + }, + { + "url": "https://www.colophon.co.uk/typography/font-id-how-johnstons-underground-bridged-the-class-gap/", + "title": "FONT ID – How Johnston’s Underground bridged the class gap" + }, + { + "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35916807", + "title": "Johnston Sans: The Tube typeface that changed everything" + } + ], + "record_status": "active", + "superseded_by": null, + "design_year": "1916", + "classification": "sans-serif", + "scripts": [ + "Latin" + ], + "era": "metal", + "unicode_compliant": true, + "external_ids": { + "wikidata_qid": "Q383685" + }, + "created_at": "2026-08-25", + "updated_at": "2026-08-25" +}