The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 Here’s ol’ Eric Gill’s

Here’s ol’ Eric Gill’s

See what the Boston Globe had to say about this one

modern face types

“an iconic British art institution

In this poster reproducing at 100% an unopened envelope he mailed us and which  somehow managed to get here

The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 Here’s ol’ Eric Gill’sAlthough Eric Gills greater fame derived mainly from his sculpture, he was also the foremost inscriptional lettercutter of his time. Under the aegis, first, of Robert Gibbings of the Golden Cockerel Press, and, later, of Stanley Morison of the Monotype Corporation, these lettering interests led to his work being commissioned for the design of types for printers and publishers. Two of these typesGill Sans and Perpetuabecame internationally renowned and