Pantograph
Weekend Type · Hamish Makgill and Luke Charsley · 2020
A grotesque family rooted in British pantograph sign-engraving machinery, spanning five widths and five weights with full industrial character intact.
About
Originating in 2009 as a single-style recreation of letters from the British pantograph engraving system, the family grew over more than a decade into 25 styles across Compressed, Condensed, Standard, Wide and Extended widths. The source material — mechanical signage used for load limits, warnings and urban infrastructure — gives the letterforms their distinctive utilitarian authority. Contemporary features and an extensive marks and symbols set extend its usefulness well beyond industrial reference into editorial and branding contexts.
Classification
Derived directly from British pantograph sign-engraving machinery, the letterforms carry the mechanical, utilitarian character of industrial signage grotesques, with even strokes and functional construction throughout.