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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Geometric sans-serif |
| Designers | Delve Withrington (principal), Dave Bailey, Thomas Jockin, Alan Dague-Greene, Jason Campbell, Aaron Bell |
| Foundry | Delve Fonts |
| Date released | August 28, 2015 |
| License | SIL Open Font License |
| Website | overpassfont |
| Latest release version | 4.0[1] |
| Latest release date | September 10, 2021[1] |
Overpass is ageometric sans-serif digitaltypeface, derived fromHighway Gothic, but instead with a focus on usage as awebfont on digital screens for user interfaces and websites. It was designed by Delve Withrington with Dave Bailey, Thomas Jockin, Alan Dague-Greene, and Aaron Bell between 2011–2021.[2] Overpass comprises 18 variants: 9 font weights and correctedobliques for each weight.
The Overpass typeface was commissioned byRed Hat exclusively for use in their software for UI elements. At that time, the commercial typefaceInterstate was Red Hat's corporate typeface, but it was not available as a webfont and the time it took to generate new images with each new update of their software were the motivators to commission Overpass.[3][4][5]
Overpass was initially developed for Red Hat by Delve Withrington in 2011 and had only two weights (regular and bold) with hinting for the TrueType format fonts performed by Jason Campbell. The 2015 update to version 3.0 was developed by Delve Withrington with assistance from Dave Bailey, Thomas Jockin, Alan Dague-Greene, and expert consultation by Michael Luton on Overpass Mono. The newly rebuilt family was released asopen source and included the addition of six more weights plus corrected oblique "italic" styles[6][7] and a newmonospaced version called Overpass Mono, which itself has a range of 5 weights.
In 2021, with the sponsorship ofGoogle Fonts, the typeface was expanded again by Delve Fonts with the addition ofVariable versions and support forCyrillic script.[1][8] Post-production assistance on that version (4.0) was provided by Aaron Bell on behalf of Google Fonts.
Interstate is our corporate typeface. It's part of a large and versatile type family, which allows us to speak in many voices—from big and bold to calm and confident. Interstate looks best in print and when used for big headlines. We use it for all printed material, like collateral and stationery; for advertising, like printed ads and web banners; and anywhere text is embedded in an image, like diagrams and videos. Interstate is a commercial typeface, and you must buy a license to use it … Overpass is an open-licensed alternative to Interstate that is specifically for use on-screen and in our software. Like Interstate, Overpass is based on the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) series of fonts, which has been used for US Highway signage since 1945.
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