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Gill Sans Web Font alternatives
Posted by Moseph in
25 Nov 2012 — 10:23pm
25 Nov 2012 — 10:23pm
Hello All,
Looking for a web font that is similar to Gill Sans/Johnston but designed for screens and specifically without the lower-case l that looks like I and 1. I have looked at Agenda and pretty much like it, but am curious if their are other faces in this style that should be considered.
Thanks
-Moe
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26 Nov 2012 — 8:04am
Cabin maybe?
http://www.impallari.com/cabin/
Also available at Google Webfonts
26 Nov 2012 — 8:09am
Just found out about Gill's kids and dog... Kind of hard for me to want to use any of his fonts anymore...
26 Nov 2012 — 8:31am
You may find this older Typophile discussion of the matter interesting, or not...
26 Nov 2012 — 9:19am
How about Lato?
http://www.latofonts.com/
26 Nov 2012 — 10:02am
Thanks Pablo, Cabin is some nice work!
While looking around I also found Lato which looks like it might work for me.
Ryan, I had no idea about Eric Gill's personal life. That's really messed up. That way overshadows gripes about him copying Johnston!
26 Nov 2012 — 10:03am
Haha, thanks Tillman, you beat me to it!
26 Nov 2012 — 11:49am
Yeah, probably won't read that. I wish I could erase this information from my mind actually. But I do appreciate it.
26 Nov 2012 — 1:00pm
Gill didn't copy Johnston, they were collaborators and worked on the Underground typeface together in its early stages of development for quite some time. IIRC, Johnston wanted to give Gill joint credit, but Gill said not to worry about it.
6 Dec 2012 — 5:47am
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/k-type/keep-calm/
24 Apr 2013 — 9:06am
@Pablo Thanks!