Colin Forbes

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Colin Forbes British designer (1928-2022) who was responsible for the sign system for the No. 3 Passenger Building of London Airport. The typefaces in that system was by Matthew Carter, who was inspired by Standard Bold (the English name for Akzidenz Grotesk). Carter lowered the uppercase and shortened the ascenders and descenders to fit large letterforms in a limited space. Characteristics include the steep curve with which the descender of the y changes its direction and the thinned descender on the g. Forbes co-founded Pentagram. Obituary.	EXTERNAL LINKS Colin Forbes MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Map/Travel dingbats ⦿

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