Gill Sans Typefolio

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A typefolio on Gill Sans

By Seetha Manasa

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Helvetica of England

A san serif humanist typeface, known for its widespread use of all things English. Eric Gill started in association with monotype in 1920’s and released his first typeface Gill Sans in 1928. The typeface was developed based on roman charecter shapes and proportions. It is the fifth best-selling typeface of the twentieth century.

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CONTROVERSY

Gill’s personal diaries reveal his child sex abuse of his two eldest teenage daughters during their time at Ditchling Common, incestuous relationships with his sisters, and, in 1930, sexual acts on his dog.

Therefore, now the companies are shifting towards using their own font instead due to the controversy and negative connotations towards Eric Gill.