Graphic Design
For the signs of the Amsterdam Metro the typeface M.O.L. is used, which was specially designed for the signs by Gerard Unger in 1974. The spaces within the letters are larger than normal, in order to improve the letters' legibility when they are illuminated. The name M.O.L. refers to the Dutch word mol which means mole in English. There were plans to use a mole as the mascot for the metro, but this was stopped by city authorities.
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