The development of the signage typeface Wayfinding Sans Pro by Ralf Herrmann
Perfectionists everywhere will love this story about Ralf Herrmann’s quest to design a highly readable font for signposts. At one point his thorough research got him into trouble with the authorities:
“Once I even ended up in a holding cell at the border crossing to Norway, because the customs officers just wouldn’t accept that someone would drive all over Europe simply to take photographs of traffic signs.”