Prior to being a typographic designer and creator of Gill Sans, Eric Gill trained as an architect and a sculptor. One of his most famous sculptures is his rendition of the Stations of the Cross as commissioned by the Westminster Cathedral in London from 1914-1918. Stations of the Cross is a series of fourteen images…
Gill Sans is a typeface developed by Eric Gill in 1928. The font takes inspiration from the typeface Johnston Sans which most notably used by the London Underground. Gill was an apprentice to and helped designed the typeface with Edward Johnston. Originally a side project by Gill as he wanted to make Johnston Sans appear…
Eric Gill (February 22nd, 1982 and died November 17th, 1940) was a British artist best remembered as the typographic designer who created the typeface Gil Sans Serif. Gill originally started his career as studying as an architect while at Chichester Art School in London, he however wouldn’t stay being an architect student for long as…