Gill Sans - Eric Gill

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25 February 2018, 02:58 PM
bailey97

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Gill Sans - Eric Gill

A short questionnaire regarding the typeface Gill Sans designed Eric Gill.

Do you work in the creative industries?

Could you identify the typeface using this image?
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Can you identify some examples of where Gill Sans has been used?

Gill Sans was designed to compete with Futura. Depending on the application required, what typeface would you be more inclined to use?

Using the article attached, explaining in more depth Eric Gill’s personal reputation, can you separate the artist from the abuser? https://www.theguardian.com/artandde...n-rachel-cooke
25 February 2018, 03:25 PM
mwenz

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

I think most of the comments you received on TypeDrawers when you posted this same thing on 2 February apply here.

http://typedrawers.com/discussion/comment/33394

Good luck.
25 February 2018, 03:38 PM
Acorn

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

A short questionnaire regarding being human.

Do you understand courtesy?

Oh sorry, perhaps I should have introduced myself first?

Acorn
25 February 2018, 04:49 PM
handrawn

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

Quote:

Originally Posted by bailey97

can you separate the artist from the abuser?

can we seperate the poster from the ejit... possibly not...
25 February 2018, 05:14 PM
gwpriester

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

Agree with Acorn and others. Just pop in and post. Don't introduce yourself. (Not a good start in any forum!)

That said, in my career as a designer and advertising art director I used Gill Sans on many occasions. I have always liked the unique character of the family. I do not think it competes with Futura. The only similarity is they are both sans serif fonts.

If you are going to be PC and not use Gill because of who he was as a human being is up to you. If you follow this track then you have to remove Picasso from all the museums in the world because he was a major abuser. And I suspect if you start looking under rocks, you are going to turn up a world of abusers. I do not admire men who do this.
26 February 2018, 06:23 AM
zaphodeist

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

Somebody's homework/essay?
26 February 2018, 12:34 PM
gwpriester

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

My guess, a drive by post.
26 February 2018, 08:25 PM
Gare

Re: Gill Sans - Eric Gill

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwpriester

My guess, a drive by post.

Does anyone remember that GillSans was substituted for Helvetica in Aldus PageMaker 3? Man, that messed with my head. identifying typefaces in years to come.

BTW, IMO, Gill
Kayo sucks. For usde as anything. It crosses the border from impactful to goofy.