Monotype Imaging releases the Gill Sans OpenType Pro typeface on Fonts.com.WOBURN, Mass. & SALFORDS, Surrey, England -- The original publisher of the Gill Sans Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill in 1927-30. Gill was a well established sculptor, graphic artist and type designer, and the Gill Sans typeface takes inspiration from Edward Johnston’s Johnston (R) typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics has introduced the complete 21-font family in the OpenType(R) format. The Gill Sans Pro package, available for $690 with individual fonts starting at $42 and weights ranging from light to ultra bold, can be viewed, purchased and downloaded from www.fonts.com/new. "The enduring Gill Sans design, with its Roman character shapes and proportions that provide a warmth and humanity unlike any other sans serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  typeface, is now available in fonts with character sets
that support several languages," said Allan Haley, director of
words and letters at Monotype monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing. monotype or monoprint In art printmaking, a technique prized because of its unique textural qualities. Imaging Inc. "The new fonts also include a variety of capabilities that can turn good typography typography (tīpŏg`rəfē), the art of printing from movable type. The term typographer is today virtually synonymous with a master printer skilled in the techniques of type and paper stock selection, ornamentation, and composition. into great typography when using OpenType-savvy applications." OpenType fonts, which operate on both Macintosh(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) platforms, allow type designers to create large character sets within fonts - up to 65,000 characters - well beyond the 256 characters supported by PostScript(R) Type 1 or TrueType(R) fonts. Instead of creating multiple fonts, a typeface designer can build a single OpenType font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. that provides access to characters that would have previously required switching between fonts. The Gill Sans Pro typeface family A group of typefaces that includes the normal, bold, italic and bold-italic variations of the same design. enables users to take advantage of several OpenType capabilities, including extended character sets and the automatic insertion of ligatures and small caps See Small capital . The new Gill Sans Pro fonts also support languages in addition to English, including European and Central European languages such as Baltic, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian and Polish. The development of the Gill Sans Pro typeface family was directed by Robin Nicholas, head of typography at the Monotype Studio in Salfords, Redhill, U.K. Commenting on the new typeface, Nicholas said, "Gill Sans Pro was designed from the original drawings that we still have here at Salfords in the Monotype Studio, so designers can count on the authenticity of this face from its original foundry." The Gill Sans typeface was released in 1928 for The Monotype Corporation
Monotype Imaging, Inc Limited by British designer Eric Gill Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (February 22, 1882 – November 17, 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. , who spent most of the 1930s further developing the typeface, considered by many as his finest typeface creation and enduring legacy to typography. Several companies have incorporated the design within their brand identities including the British Broadcasting Corp., Network Rail, Saab and AT&T. About Monotype Imaging Based in Woburn, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Chicago, Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif., Japan and China, Monotype Imaging provides fonts and font technologies to graphic professionals, software developers and manufacturers of printers and display devices. Formerly Agfa Monotype Corp., the company also provides print drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging is home to the Monotype typeface library, a collection that includes widely used designs such as the Arial(R), Times New Roman(R) and Gill Sans typeface families. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions for most of the world's written languages. Information about Monotype Imaging and its products can be found on the company's Web sites at www.monotypeimaging.com, www.fonts.com, www.monotypefonts.com, www.customfonts.com, www.fontwise.com, www.itcfonts.com and www.faces.co.uk. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2005 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved. # # # # Vikki Quick Julie Strawson Monotype Imaging Inc. Monotype Imaging Limited 500 Unicorn Park Drive Unit 2, Perrywood Business Park Woburn, MA 01801 Salfords, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5DZ, UK 781-970-6115 +44 (0) 1737.781624 vikki.quick@monotypeimaging.com julie.strawson@monotypeimaging.com |
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