The 132-year-old company commissioned many of history's most recognizable fonts, including Gill Sans, Arial, and Times New Roman. Now it's in the hands of a private equity firm. Six Fonts That ...

There are plenty of other stories to be told about the typefaces we encounter in everyday life, including Gill Sans, the one Reith replaced as the public-facing written word of the BBC.

Download on Adobe Fonts If you’re not a font enthusiast, you might not have heard of Gill Sans Nova. If you are a font ...

On Thursday the BBC Sport website revealed the broadcaster's new typeface called Reith, named after the corporation's first director general. Eventually it will replace the use of Gill Sans ...

During this time, some of the most famous and popular sans serif fonts were created, as signage and advertising demanded functional fonts that stood out among the crowd. In Eric Gill’s Essay on ...

But redemption is on the horizon. To this day, if you Google “Comic Sans,” the results will be displayed in Comic Sans. But ...

The font was one of the typefaces preloaded onto Windows 95—where it stuck out like a sore thumb alongside more stately ...

"Chicago's distinct character became a powerful tool for Apple’s brand communications throughout the 1980s, contributing ...

Our maps have long been known for their distinctive typefaces, but few outside the Society know of the history that lies behind them. ByJuan José Valdés Until the early 1930s, most of our maps ...

But never use more than two or three fonts, says Jonas. She suggests using sans serif fonts like Helvetica or Gill Sans for the body and a serif for the titles. (Other designers prefer serif fonts for ...

Comic Sans arrived at precisely the moment when computers became tools for personal expression rather than just dull workhorses, and users wanted fonts to match. The type was of its age: It met a ...

Dr. Karen Gill is an ABMS board certified pediatrician whose expertise includes breastfeeding, nutrition, obesity prevention, and childhood sleep and behavior issues. She currently lives and ...