Brief History. In 1929 an Englishman named Eric Gill was commissioned to make Gill Sans to become the brand font for the London and North Eastern Railway. The commissioner, Cecil Dandridge wanted a unique typeface for the Railway’s publicity material and posters. Gill Sans was first discovered, however, when a man named Douglas Cleverdon opened a bookstore. This is where Eric Gill made a design for the front window and painted what we know today as Gill Sans on it.
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