"Helvetica and the New York City Subway System," MIT Press, 2011
Entrance kiosk, City Hall
"Helvetica and the New York City Subway System," MIT Press, 2011
Porcelain enamel directional sign.
From William Lansing Plumb "Telling People Where to Go: Subway Graphics." Print XIX:V (September/October 1965), p 13.
Handpainted sign at unidentified IRT subway station
Top: Photograph by "Helvetica and the New York City Subway System," MIT Press, 2011 Bottom: Photograph by Jack Stewart. From Jack Stewart, "Graffiti Kings: New York City Mass Transit Art of the 1970s." (New York: Melcher Media, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2009), p. 29
Porcelain enamel route sign
From Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "1978 Annual Report," p. 10
Installing a decal on a Unimark-style sign
"Helvetica and the New York City Subway System," MIT Press, 2011
Porcelain enamel station sign
"Helvetica and the New York City Subway System," MIT Press, 2011
