Eric Gill Series Exhibition. An advance view.
The Eric Gill Series Exhibition will be on display in London next week. I’ve been given a unique opportunity to look through the exhibits in advance and share some of my favourite pieces with you.
The exhibition about the designs of Eric Gill will run for one week only, from 4th -10th November and will present rarely seen materials from the Monotype Archive and those of private collections together for the first time.
Expect to see hand-drawings documenting the development of the Gill Sans typeface, test prints for display fonts that were never digitized, and copper plates revealing the production process of early letterpress typefaces.
Among the rarely seen type artefacts you can also experience interactive installations and type-inspired microbrews—all celebrating the past and future of Gill’s most beloved type designs, Gills Sans and Joanna.
Designers and type-lovers are invited to explore the new Eric Gill Series typefaces through our archive exhibition and interactive installations and workshops. Sign-up here.
If you can’t make it, follow @ByMonotype on Instagram for sneak peeks of the exhibits.
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