Join Monotype for a Letter Exchange Lecture on the Evolution of the Gill Sans Typeface Family
London, England (PRWEB) February 06, 2014 -- Dan Rhatigan, type director at Monotype, will present a Letter Exchange lecture on the growth and evolution of the Gill Sans® typeface family at The Art Workers’ Guild in London. He will present “Gill Sans after Gill,” which examines how the Gill Sans family was developed and produced into typefaces by the Monotype Drawing Office. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Rhatigan will discuss the evolution of the Gill Sans family, released in 1928. He will also share how Gill Sans was developed and produced by the Monotype Drawing Office and provide an overview of the detailed production methods used by the draftsmen and technicians of the Monotype Works in Salfords, England, who turned Gill’s concept of sans serif letterforms into fully realized typefaces. Rhatigan will provide examples of the ample drawings, samples and correspondence held in the Monotype archive.
Letter Exchange is a society for professionals involved in the lettering arts and crafts, from calligraphy and letter cutting to design for print, publishing and typography. For more information about the Letter Exchange or its lecture series, visit http://www.letterexchange.org.
About Monotype
Monotype is a leading global provider of typefaces, technology and expertise that enable the best user experience and ensure brand integrity. Based in Woburn, Mass., Monotype provides customers worldwide with typeface solutions for a broad range of creative applications and consumer devices. The company’s libraries and e-commerce sites are home to many of the most widely used typefaces – including the Helvetica®, Frutiger® and Univers® families – as well as the next generation of type designs. Further information is available at http://www.monotype.com.
Monotype, Helvetica and Frutiger are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Univers is a trademark of Monotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Gill Sans is a trademark of The Monotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2014 Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.
Vikki Quick, Monotype, http://www.monotype.com, +1 (781) 970-6115, [email protected]
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