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. These became Monotype series 231, produced in 1923, and the forerunner of the extensive Gill Sans range now available. ![]() This influenced Gill who later experimented with sans serif designs, and in due course produced a set of capital letters. 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.
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