Paris-based designer Antonin Bertrand has released Vallon, a humanist sans based on the lettering of the Michelin road signs seen across France since the 1930s. First drawn as capitals for a signage project at the studio Travaux-Pratiques, it now comes in Condensed, Standard and Extended widths plus a variable font, with spacing and kerning by Igino Marini.
French road-sign lettering is a rich and under-used vernacular; three widths give Vallon a real chance beyond nostalgic packaging.