Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. Sent every Tuesday and containing a selection of the most important news highlights. Sent every Thursday and featuring a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Our most popular newsletter, formerly known as Dezeen Weekly. The updated pair of Nike Zoom Spiridon trainers celebrates the 100th anniversary of the TfL font, which was originally designed by calligrapher Edward Johnston in 1916.Įarlier this year, international font company Monotype brought the 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use. The shoes were patterned with a rectangular woven Jacquard reminiscent of the seat upholstery found in the railway cars on the District Line. In 2013, Nike used the roundel on a pair of Air Max models to celebrate of the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. The Nike Zoom Spiridons are the second release from the Nike x Roundel collection. "We didn't want to disrupt the much-loved design of the Spiridon or well-known look of the Johnston font." "We simply wanted to share the font in its basic format, applying a clean alphabetical depiction on the shoe," he added. "With 2016 being the 100th anniversary year of the TfL font, it seemed like the perfect time to work together again." "Like many things, this collaboration was born out of pre-existing relationships," Jupiter Desphy, a designer with Nike special projects, told It's Nice That.
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