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Re:Adrian Frutiger has died by MrJagil on Tuesday September 15, 2015 @03:02PM (#10222517)
"Via", used on danish railways, is somewhat famous for it's iconic lowercase "g", saving space on signs which usually don't have much vertical height: http://typedesk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Kontrapunkt_D...
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Re:Adrian Frutiger has died by colinmford on Tuesday September 15, 2015 @03:52PM (#10222757)
That g in type design circles is often referred to as the "Copenhagen" or "Danish" g because of its prevalence there... it seems like the Danes just don't like writing the last part of the g!

For instance, this sign from 1897 [1] contains many examples of it, even on the street sign on the top right corner.

For more examples, I suggest a browse through http://www.copenhagentype.dk/

[1] http://www.lundwp.lamp.magnifik.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/1...

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