The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 and drawings which were part

and drawings which were part of the creative process

Abstract & Delight: A Few Covers by Audrey Meyer is the second issue of our Design Brief and the first step on a long journey of exploration into the work of an overlooked midcentury designer

Here’s ol’ Eric Gill’s

One of just seventy-five copies and shorter than the 1

but he uses the poster as his signature medium

The Letter Forms and Type Designs of Eric Gill designbriefyear2 and drawings which were partAlthough Eric Gills greater fame derived mainly from his sculpture, he was also the foremost inscriptional lettercutter of his time. Under the aegis, first, of Robert Gibbings of the Golden Cockerel Press, and, later, of Stanley Morison of the Monotype Corporation, these lettering interests led to his work being commissioned for the design of types for printers and publishers. Two of these typesGill Sans and Perpetuabecame internationally renowned and