Telephone sign at Edgware Road tube station — A sign for public telephones in London’s Edgware Road tube station. Photograph: caminoamigo/GuardianWitness

Your favourite city fonts – in pictures

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As cities turn to typeface design to rebrand themselves, we asked our readers for their favourite fonts used in cities – from street signs to phone boxes

Fonts can play a powerful role in shaping the aesthetic identity of a city – and some places wishing to update their image turn to typeface design as a revitalising tool. The Dutch city of Eindhoven did just that.

Whether it’s Helvetica on New York’s subway system or Gill Sans on the London Underground, certain typefaces can be instantly evocative of place. We asked you to share pictures of your favourite fonts in cities – and here’s a collection of some of the best.