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YOU MAY NOT : - copy, sell or distibute these fonts except as set out in this license.
- distibute any TrueSign font which has been in any way customized or altered, or rename
any TrueSign font or remove the TrueSign name or copyright notices.
INSTALLATION:
Your TrueSign Font Library is installed into the \SIGNBLAZER5\sbfonts folder on your computer. No TrueSign font
needs to be installed into your Windows Fonts folder and no limitation exists for the number of TrueSign fonts
which can be permanently available to the program. All fonts in your library are dynamically loaded as required
and your library can be extended by adding further font releases as they become available.
N EAREST EQUIVALENCE:
The TrueSign Font Foundry has crafted the font library to include those characteristics best suited to the quality
production of signage, particularly with respect to the requirements of vinyl cutting. No claim is made that fonts
are identical to, have the same character set as, or will perform the same as fonts referred to by name as the
'nearest equivalent font'. Nearest equivalent font names are provided as a general guide only.
CONTENTS
Directory ................................................................... p4 - p5
Index (TrueSign Fonts listed by Nearest Equivalent Font Names) .............. p91 - p108
A.K.A. ("Also Known As" - Some Alternative Near Equiv. Names) ............. p109 - p122
Appendix:
Keyboard Layout for SBF_C072 - Cyrillic (Times) ............ p123
ARTISTIC -
General AA A a p6 - p12
Pictorial A A Aa p13
Shadowed/3D AA A a p14 - p15
Stencil A AAa p16 - p17
Tooled/Engraved AA Aa p18 - p19
Western A A Aa p20 - p21
BLACKLETTER A A AA p22 - p23
NON-LATIN/SYMBOL i F A Lr p24
FONT PACKS -
Highway Gothic AAAa p25
Stone Masons AAZ W p26
DIRECTORY - TrueSign Fonts By Classification
SANS SERIF -
Even Weight AAA A A p27 - p39
Thick-n-thin AAA A p40 - p42
Highway Gothic A
B B25A
A5
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SBF_H053
Sans Serif
Highway Gothic
0123456789
"Non Standard" Characters:
(L/case: 75.0%)
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Highway Gothic B
bAM
SBF_H043
Sans Serif
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW
Highway Gothic
XYZ 0123456789
(L/case: 75.0%) "Non Standard" Characters:
Weight: 12.0% abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz !$%&(*)":?-;',./
Highway Gothic C
g ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV
A
SBF_H044
Sans Serif
WXYZ 0123456789
2
Highway Gothic
"Non Standard" Characters:
(L/case: 75.0%) abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Weight: 14.0%
!#$%&(*)+{"}:?-[;]',./
Tr ueSign FONTS - PAGE HWY 25B
25B
Highway Gothic D
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS
C
SBF_H045
A
TUVWXYZ 0123456789
Sans Serif
3
Highway Gothic
Highway Gothic E
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS
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SBF_H048
TUVWXYZ z0123456789
Sans Serif
Highway Gothic
"Non Standard" characters:
kmt (L/case: 75.0%)
Highway Gothic F
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W
SBF_H047
A4
STUVWXYZ 0123456789 Sans Serif
Highway Gothic
"Non Standard" characters:
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SBF_H046
Ag
Sans Serif
Highway Gothic
OPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789
L/case: 75.0%
Weight: 20.0%
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Highway (NZ) D
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
V
A5
SBF_H058
STUVWXYZ 0123456789
Sans Serif
Highway Gothic
"Non Standard" Characters:
(L/case: 75.0%)
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Weight: 15.5%
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HIGHWAY GOTHIC FONT PACKAGE
Road Signage Fonts for Australia and New Zealand
The TrueSign Font Foundry provides a separately available package of "Highway Gothic" fonts as an equivalent
to specifications laid down in Standards Association of Australia specification "AS 1744-1975" which details the
"Forms of Letters and Numerals for Road Signs" to be used in the construction of Australian road signs specified
in AS 1743, "Road Signs", and AS 1742, "Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices".
Standard Alphabets Series C, E and Modified E and Lower Case for use in New Zealand conform
precisely to Australian equivalent specifications, however New Zealand Series D is represented
by its own font built to the specification "Standard Alphabets", Part 1 Signs, Document 5-27 to 30,
Dec. 1977.
New Zealand Specification. TrueSign Font and Equivalent Name
"Part 1 Signs" (Dec. 1977)
Signmakers who have been long in the industry may recall early font libraries using names
like "Avalon" for "Avant Guard", "Toronto" for "Times", "Aardvark" for "Aachen", and "Cupertino"
for "Cooper Black". While these were relatively easy to learn, the number of libraries and
alternative font names continued to multiply making the task of font identification something of
a nightmare. Why the use of alternative names? The reasons are basically twofold:
- many font names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the publishing Font Foundry
- Font Foundries develop their own styles and publish fonts which, although very similar to
other Foundry's work, are none-the-less distintive fonts in their own right, deserving of individual
names.
Although often justified, the multiplicity of names has been a heavy price to pay. The TrueSign
Font Foundry has added the following table of some alternative names as a service and hopefully
useful guide to signmakers. It should be noted however:
• All font names are copyright by virtue of their original publication.
• Many names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property of their respective
owners.
• no claim is made by the compilers that the list is complete or exhaustive - new libraries and
names are being published almost daily.
• no claim is made that any listed font as being a 'near equivalent' or 'alternative' can be used as
a substitute or replacement in any signmaking situation. The large variety of character sets, weight
variations and individual Foundry styles make that impossible. The listing is a general guide only.
SBF_A040 Art Gothic Card Script Card Script; Fletcher Gothic; Art Gothic; Toulouse Lautrec; LoveLetters; Agatha; Chase;
Lansbury
SBF_A059 Artistik Artistic
SBF_A048 Ashley Crawford Zaleski
SBF_A094 Ashley Freehand Bold Ashley
SBF_A047 Ashley Script Anglesey
SBF_A084- Auriol - Freeform 721 -
SBF_A051 Auroro Grotesque No.8 Aurora Grotesk; Aurora Bold Condensed; Angeigen Grotesk; Aura; Aurora
SBF_A054- Avant Gard - Avalon; ITC Avante Garde Gothic; Average Gothic; Cadence
SBF_A055 Avondale Organda
SBF_B001 Baby Teeth Sharkstooth; Devendra; Garret; Barbara; Evergreen
SBF_B006- Badloc - Bedrock; Beatnik
SBF_B102 Bailey Script Ribbons
SBF_B108- Baker Signet - Dragon -
SBF_B110- Balloon - Bassoon -
SBF_B004 Balmoral Script Bandola
SBF_B008 Bamboo Bard; Bart
SBF_B009- Baskerville - Baskerton; Baskerline; Baskerville II
SBF_B095- Baskerville Old Face - Baskerville Old Style
SBF_B014- Bauhaus - Bahamas; ITC Bauhaus; Unique; Washington Metro Bold; Booty; Bimini
SBF_B018 Becker Thornton; Elmtree Medium; Frontenac
SBF_B136 Bees Wax Beesknees; Fatso
SBF_B017 Belvira Elvira Bold Italic; Siena Black
SBF_B020- Belwe - Belami; Bengel; Old Bell
SBF_B026- Bembo - Aldine 401; Bem; CG Bem; Griffo
SBF_B023- Benguiat - Bangkok; Banquet; Kane; Gazette; Bangle
SBF_B141 Benguiat Frisky Simpson Bold
SBF_B025 Benguiat Gothic - ITC Benguiat Gothic; Banquet Gothic; Kane; Gazette
SBF_B135- Benjamin - (Benjamin Caps); Marlowe Bold; Kinder
SBF_B142 Bergell Script Bergell LET Plain
SBF_B074- Berkeley - Berkelium Old -
SBF_B031- Berling - Revival 565 -
SBF_B029 Bernhard Antique Bernhard Bold Condensed BT; Bernhardine
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SBF_F043 Futura Display Deko Display; Futuri; Europe; Photura; Sirius; Spartan; Techno; Tempo; Twentieth Century;
Alphatura
SBF_G086 Galledis (FF)Arcade; (FF)Gainsay
SBF_G003 Galliara Sevilla
SBF_G078- Galliard - Aldine 701; Galant; Joulliard
SBF_G005- Garamond - Gatineau
SBF_G011- Garamond Stempel - Adobe Garamond; Garamond Original
SBF_G080- Garamond(ITC) - American Garamond; ITC Garamond; AmeriGaramond BT
SBF_G075 Gardenia (FF)Dandy Caps
SBF_G016- Gill Sans - Hammersmith; Chantilly; Humanist 521; Gibraltar; Eric; Glib
SBF_G020 Gillies Gothic Jillian Gothic Bold Italic; Diner Script
SBF_G022 Glacier Glyphic; Deutsch Black
SBF_G059 Glaser Stencil Futura Stencil; Freeport
SBF_G050 Glenhagen BlackAdder IIalic; Gatsby; Achille
SBF_G051 Globe Gothic Prose Antique; Post Antiqua; Post Antigue
SBF_G069 Goldmine Gold Rush
SBF_G066- Gordon - Nashville -
SBF_G070 Gorilla ITC Gorilla; Grain
SBF_G031 Gothic No.17 CG Trade Extra; Trade Gothic Extra Condensed.
SBF_G027- Goudy - Carnegie -
SBF_G057- Goudy Gothic - ITC Goudy Sans -
SBF_G056- Goudy Heavyface - Dover -
SBF_G046- Goudy Old Style - Golden Old Style; CG Goudy Oldstyle; Number 11
SBF_G089 Gradl (Reynold Caps)
SBF_G040 Graphic Shadow Griffon Shadow
SBF_G039 Greek Serif Symbol Proportional; Symbol Set
SBF_H052- Handel Gothic - Koshgarian; Aero; Mikity
SBF_H059- Hansen - Helium -
SBF_H021 Harlow Harlow Solid; Harkekin; Hollow
SBF_H075 Harrington Harbinger; Edinborough
SBF_H049 Hebrew A (Alefbet)
SBF_H031 Heidelberg Gothic GoodCity Modern; Cathedral; Chicago
SBF_H030 Heidelberg Script Alpine
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SBF_O032- Optima - Zapf Humanist 601; Ottawa; Eterna; CG Omega; Zaph Humanist BT; Chelmsford; Musica;
Optomist; Oracle; Oracle II; Ursa; Columbia
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