San Luis Obispo graphic designer Pierre Rademaker said the Libra font initially surfaced as an option during the 200th anniversary of the founding of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa in 1972 ...

San Luis Obispo began making their street signs with the distinctive Libra font in about the year 2000, seen here July 3, 2023. David Middlecamp San Luis Obispo’s street signs have a very ...

Although the Libra font was used for the city logo for years, Lawler said he was completely blindsided when the typeface started to show up on street signs across the city.

How did city end up using controversial font? At least two people played a part in San Luis Obispo’s decision to use the now ubiquitous Libra font on its street signs.