Gill Sans
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Design Credits

First seen on MyFonts: February 13th, 2006
Designed by: Eric Gill
Designed when: 1928
Letterform design based on: Gill Sans
Contained in Categories: Decorative & Display, Legible, Sans Serif
Design owned by: The Monotype Corporation
MyFonts Keywords: 1930s, clean, decorative, elegant, english, headline, heavy, humanist, legible, popular, poster, sansserif, wide [suggest]

Gill Sans

Gill Sans was first introduced in 1928.

Eric 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. 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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Related Links

 • Ascender Corp.: Gill Sans (English)

‘Gill Sans’ is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and may be registered in other jusisdictions

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