Question

Interstate Interstate is a digital typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in the period 1993–1999, and licensed by Font Bureau. The typeface is closely related to the FHWA Series fonts (often informally referred to as Highway Gothic), which are a set of sans-serif typefaces developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration and used for road signage in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Accepted Answer

Large open counters aid legibility.Terminals of ascenders and descenders are cut at an angle.Short descenders.

Name	Interstate
Characteristics	Large open counters aid legibility. Terminals of ascenders and descenders are cut at an angle. Short descenders.
History	Interstate is a digital typeface designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in the period 1993–1999, and licensed by Font Bureau. The typeface is closely related to the FHWA Series fonts (often informally referred to as Highway Gothic), which are a set of sans-serif typefaces developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration and used for road signage in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Interstate Typeface Highway Large Open Counters Aid Legibility