Gill Sans
Eric Gill’s humanist sans serif of 1928 – classical proportions without serifs.
Eric Gill had learned lettering from Edward Johnston, and Gill Sans is based on Johnston’s typeface for the London Underground. Monotype launched it in 1928.
The London and North Eastern Railway used Gill Sans on signs, timetables and posters, and the typeface became part of everyday British life.
Materials: Metal type for composing machines
Manufacture: Drawn for Monotype and cast for its composing machines.
Capitals with classical, Roman proportions.
A double-storey a and g, as in a roman.
An R with a curved leg and a t with an angled top.