For instance, in comparison to the grotesque sans-serifs, Gill Sans “C” and “a” have a smaller “folded up” structure, with larger openings. This creates Gill Sans a very different style of design to geometric sans-serifs, like Futura that are founded on basic squares and circles or grotesque or “industrial” designs like Akzidenz-Grotesk, Helvetica and Univers influenced by lettering styles from the 19th century.
Its proportions Gill Sans stem from monumental Roman capitals in the upper case and the traditional “old-style” serif letters in the lower. You can download gill sans font right from here for your personal purposes only. Gill Sans is based on Edward Johnston’s 1916 “Underground Alphabet”, the corporate font for the London Underground. It was released by the British division of Monotype from 1928 and onwards. Gill Sans is a humanist sans serif typeface created by Eric Gill and released by Monotype.