Written, edited and designed by Rikard Heberling & Jonas Williamsson
Tratex, the alphabet designed for Swedish road signs, is a defining feature of the country’s public space. Its sober, geometric forms are woven into the everyday environment. Behind the seemingly neutral design lies a layered history. Drawing extensively on archival sources, this book traces the development of Tratex prior to its digital release and situates it within the broader technological and social transformations of twentieth-century Sweden – a society increasingly organized around the car. It also examines the criticism Tratex has faced over the years, along with the alternative alphabets proposed to replace it.
112 pages, 21 × 29.7 cm (W × H) Language: English ISBN: 978-3-9526076-0-2
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