Sunday March 9th, 2008 | Posted in City Life | 1 Comment

The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is due to start June 14 this year, and the advertising campaign to alert underground passengers in Tokyo has started. The posters I’ve seen so far have been pretty minimal, and inspiration definitely seems to have come from the London Underground identity. More info on the line here. Is it just me though, or is there something rude looking about the combination of iconography, typography and colour in the top left corner of the above poster?
 

One Response to “Yet Another Line on Tokyo Metro”

  1. abraxis Says:
    August 14th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    I wanted one of these posters!! I was in Tokyo for the Red Sox/A’s game back in March and these were all over the place…

    I wonder if there’s a sticker available?


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