Archive / Research / Roadside Typography

The Standard Alphabet

A living research site for the history, evidence, specimens, and field photographs surrounding the Standard Alphabet and American highway sign typography.

The Alphabet Forms, specimens, standards, and visual notes on the highway alphabet itself. Articles Essays, findings, field notes, and longer pieces. Gallery A gallery of field photographs, travel images, road signs, and visual evidence. Documentary The film project, interviews, research arc, and production notes. Observations A journal of the road. About The project, the road, and the researcher behind the archive.