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ERIC GILL

GILL SANS IS A SANS-SERIF TYPEFACE DESIGNED BY ERIC GILL

The original design appeared in 1926 when Douglas Cleverdon opened a bookshop in Bristol, England; Gill painted the fascia over the window in sans-serif capitals that would later be known as Gill Sans.

Gill further developed it into a complete font family after Stanley Morison commissioned the development of Gill Sans to combat the families of Erbar, Futura and Kabel which were being launched in Germany during the late 1920s.

GILL SANS WAS RELEASED IN 1928 BY MONOTYPE CORPORATION.

Gill Sans became popular when in 1929 Cecil Dandridge commissioned Eric Gill to produce Gill Sans to be used on the London and North Eastern Railway for a unique typeface for all the LNER's posters and publicity material.

GILL SANS CONDENSED BOLD