The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 See what the Boston Globe

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Here’s ol’ Eric Gill’s

” To trace the developments and shifts in modern typography

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but he uses the poster as his signature medium

The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 See what the Boston GlobeAlthough 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