20th Century

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Gill Sans
Gill Sans is a pure and simple but not and artificial sans serif. It is based on the typeface Edward Johnston designed in 1916 for the signage of the London Underground. Gill’s type is more classical in proportion and contains his signature flared capital ’R’ and
eyeglass lowercase ’g’. Gill Sans is classified as a
humanist sans serif, making it very legible and readable in text and display work. 
Gill Sans
Gill Sans Specimen
Bitstream Humanist 521
Gill Sans Specimen
Gill Sans

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Date of birth
1929
Nationality
British
Parent
Eric Gill (1882-1940)
for Monotype
Description
20th century humanistic sans serif
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