Interstate is a large sans serif family with exceptional legibility. Font Bureau – the design's maker, attributes this legibility to the family's familiarity. Interstate is based on the signage alphabets of the United States Federal Highway Administration – letterforms seen and read by U.S. drivers on a daily basis.
Clean, simple and easy on the eyes, few jobs are outside the range of Interstate. The typeface lends itself particularly well for newspaper, magazine and online use.
Created by Tobias Frere-Jones, the Interstate font family has grown since its introduction in 1993. With the assistance of Cyrus Highsmith, Interstate has been expanded into a versatile range of text and display designs that now includes 40 fonts. Interstate offers compressed, condensed and regular widths and weights that range from hairline to ultra black. Also available is a series of pi fonts featuring symbols inspired by traffic signs.
Fonts.com is now offering the Interstate Complete Family package. The Interstate Complete Family package includes all 40 Interstate fonts at a specially discounted price.