Question

Frutiger The typeface Frutiger was designed by Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger, completed in 1975. Due to the success of Frutiger’s recently designed Univers variant for use by the Paris Metro a few years earlier, he was commissioned by the French airport authority to design a new alphabet to be used in signage for the new Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris. Originally called Roissy (after the Paris suburb where the airport was located), it was later renamed Frutiger when released for public use by Linotype in 1976.

Accepted Answer

Squared dots above the letters “j” and “i”.The capital “Q” has a tail centered under the figure.The uppercase “J” has a slight hook.

Name	Frutiger
Characteristics	Squared dots above the letters “j” and “i”. The capital “Q” has a tail centered under the figure. The uppercase “J” has a slight hook.
History	The typeface Frutiger was designed by Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger, completed in 1975. Due to the success of Frutiger’s recently designed Univers variant for use by the Paris Metro a few years earlier, he was commissioned by the French airport authority to design a new alphabet to be used in signage for the new Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris. Originally called Roissy (after the Paris suburb where the airport was located), it was later renamed Frutiger when released for public use by Linotype in 1976.

Frutiger Airport J Designed Paris Squared Dots Letters