While televised sporting events may have initially been his initial target, the design considerations Wasco incorporated into the Daytona family also enable it to perform well in a wide variety of other video and on screen environments. This includes everything from automotive digital dashboards to mobile phones and GPS devices.” Wasco also drew a suite of condensed designs that are ideal for both print and on screen applications where space is at a premium. It would also, because of its high level of legibility, be a good design for display usage in a user interface. When asked about the potential uses of Daytona, Wasco replied, “of course the family can be used for all sports related typesetting. Its rounded corners, open counters and simple characters shapes invite reading and foster memorability. While efficient typographic communication was basic to the design brief, the Daytona family was also drawn to be a friendly, approachable design. The default lowercase a in the Italic is a more legible two-story form, however, an alternate single-story a has been added to give the user the choice to use a more traditional italic script form. “For example, the lowercase l has a curved foot terminal and the cap I has “serifs” to distinguish the two designs.” An alternate two-story g has been added to the roman as an option for a more legible design in situations that call for the need to distinguish the g from the figure nine in applications such as automotive user interface designs and displays. “I designed the letterforms to ensure high levels of legibility,” says Wasco. The name Daytona jumped out at me as being the perfect name for this design.” Being the type nerd that I am, I love the graphics, logos, large numbers and advertisements. “I’ve always had an appreciation for racing cars. “I wanted to name the typeface something related to sporting competitions,” Wasco explains. The Daytona typeface got its moniker from the famous Daytona Speedway racetrack. Letters were designed with legibility in mind, kept narrow for economy of space, and inter-character spacing was established for easy reading. Jim Wasco, the typeface’s designer, drew the design as sturdy squared letters based on humanist shapes and proportions. Inspiration for the Daytona™ typeface family came from a desire to provide the best fonts for use in televised sporting events.