Question: What’s your opinion of Pablo Impallari’s Cabin font? The first time I saw it it screamed “transit map” at me, and I’m curious to know what you think.

Answer: Seeing as the author’s own description of the typeface says this…

The Cabin Font is a humanist sans inspired by Edward Johnston’s and Eric Gill’s typefaces…

… I think that it would probably qualify as a fine wayfinding/transit map typeface just by pedigree alone. More Johnston Sans than Gill Sans, which is a good thing (in my opinion), the typeface seems nice and balanced, and differentiates well between “I”, “l”, and “1″, which is essential in a good wayfinding font. It’s not without its quirks, though: the flared “M” and square tittles (the dots above the lower case “i” and j”) won’t be for everyone. Still, it’s very definitely worth a try, especially if your map is trying to evoke a London Underground or 1930s feeling.

Source: Cabin Font/Github