Name: Gill Sans Release Date: 1928 Designer: Eric Gill Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif Owned By: Monotype Claim to Fame: Typeface for London North and Eastern Railway Eric Gill This story begins with the designer of Gill Sans, Eric Gill. Although he had a controversial personal life, he was an important British type designer, printmaker, stone carver, sculptor and illustrator, who plays a significant role in the world of typography. He designed the typefaces Perpetua and

Name: Bodoni Release Date: 1798 Designers: Giambattista Bodoni Classification: Modern Serif Script Owned By: Linotype Claim to Fame: One of the older typefaces still in use as a font today. REFERENCES Boardley, J. (2021, May 30). A Brief History of Type. I Love Typography. https://ilovetypography.com/2008/05/30/a-brief-history-of-type-part-4/ Bodoni Font Family Typeface Story. Fonts.com. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2022, from https://www.fonts.com/font/linotype/bodoni/story De

Name: Didot Release Date: Between 1784 and 1811 Designer: Firmin Didot Classification: Modern Serif Owned By: Various type foundries, most notably Hoefler & Co. and Linotype Claim to Fame: The beginning of the Neoclassical typeface movement and recognized fashion icon as Vogue Magazine’s logo Didot has often been regarded as the first Modern typeface. This style was perfected by Firmin Didot and later by Giambattista Bodoni, with both men eventually being recognized as the fa