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  1. Gill Sans - Wikipedia

    • Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill and released by the British branch of Monotype from 1928 onwards. Gill Sans is based on Edward Johnston's 1916 "Underground Alphabet", the corporate font of London Underground. As a young artist, Gill had assisted Johnston in its early development stages. In 1926, Douglas Cleverdo… See more

    Characteristics

    The proportions of Gill Sans stem from monumental Roman capitals in the upper case, and traditional "old-style" serif … See more

    Development

    Morison commissioned Gill to develop Gill Sans after they had begun to work together (often by post since Gill lived in Wales) on Gill's serif design Perpetua from 1925 onwards; they had known each other since about 1913… See more

    Digital releases

    The digital releases of Gill Sans fall into several main phases: releases before 2005 (which includes most bundled "system" versions of Gill Sans), the 2005 Pro edition, and the 2015 Nova release which adds many alter… See more

    Usage

    First unveiled in a single uppercase weight in 1928, Gill Sans achieved national prominence almost immediately, when it was chosen the following year to become the standard typeface by the LNER railway company, s… See more

    Similar fonts

    The Sheffield type foundry Stephenson Blake rapidly released a commercial competitor named Granby, influenced by Gill Sans, Johnston and Futura. Granby was a large family with condensed and inline styles; … See more

    Notes

    1. ^ Although it is now common to classify Gill Sans and Futura as following separate directions in typeface design, humanist and geometric, this did not seem obvious to contemporary writers who often saw both as a new, … See more

    Bibliography

    Carter, Sebastian. Twentieth Century Type Designers. W.W. Norton, 1995. ISBN 0-393-70199-9.
    • Johnson, Jaspert & Berry. Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Cassell & Co, 2001. ISBN 1-84188-139-2.… See more

     
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  1. Gill Sans is the famous set of humanist sans serif fonts originally designed by Eric Gill and the Monotype Type Drawing Office, first appearing in 1928. Gill studied under the renowned calligrapher, Edward Johnston, the designer of the London Underground sans serif typeface…
    Gill Sans is the famous set of humanist sans serif fonts originally designed by Eric Gill and the Monotype Type Drawing Office, first appearing in 1928. Gill studied under the renowned calligrapher, Edward Johnston, the designer of the London Underground sans serif typeface. This influenced Gill who later experimented with sans serif designs, and in due course produced a set of capital letters. These became Monotype series 231, produced in 1923, and the forerunner of the extensive Gill Sans range now available. A twentieth century sans serif that has a simplicity of form which does not reject traditional forms and proportions, and gives the face a humanist feel. The lighter weights are highly readable in text and suitable for magazine and book work, whereas the heavier weights are best used for display in advertising, packaging, and labels.
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  2. Gill Sans Font - Fonts Hut

    Gill Sans is a humanist sans serif with some geometric touches in its structures. It also has a distinctly British feel. Light, easy to read and friendly, the lighter weights make it a great text face, while the bolder weights are lively enough …

     
  3. GIll Sans Sans Serif - Free Best Fonts

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  4. Gill Sans Font - Free Fonts Vault

    Feb 3, 2020 · Discover the timeless appeal of Gill Sans font, a classic sans-serif font designed by Eric Gill. Learn about its effectiveness and versatility.

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  6. GillSans - Free Font Download

    Oct 20, 2021 · Eric Gill designed Gill Sans, a humanist sans-serif typeface that was first issued in 1928 by Monotype’s British branch. Gill Sans is based on Edward Johnston’s 1916 “Underground Alphabet,” London Underground’s …

  7. The History and Characteristics of the Gill Sans Typeface

    Dec 31, 2011 · Unlike other popular sans serif fonts such as Arial and Verdana, the Gill Sans typeface uses a double storey lowercase "g". This has a distinctive eyeglass shape, which is easily recognisable.

  8. Gill Sans - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  9. Gill Sans - MyFonts

    Corinthian is the work of Colin Brignall, a clean sans serif which was inspired by Edward Johnston's Railway Type and Eric Gill's Gill Sans. This Fontlist includes typefaces such as Gill Sans, Cronos, and EF Granby. All fonts are available to …

  10. 125: Gill Sans: An Incomplete History of Type - Talk …

    Sep 24, 2022 · In 1926, Gill experimented with his new typeface idea by hand-painting lettering for a bookshop in Bristol. Stanley Morison, an advisor for Monotype, noticed Gill’s achievements and commissioned him to create a …

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