I mentioned in my previous post that I used letters from my font to make a composition, but that's not the first time I used that technique. The first time I did this was with the font Gill Sans. Little did I know that someone else had the same idea with the same font until I began researching it's origin, uses, etc. and found Mrs. Gill (I can't find the original sketchblog, but this is the image). After meeting Mrs. Gill, I played matchmaker/Creator and made Adam aka Mr. Gill (he took her last name).
In my research I learned that many companies use Gill Sans in their logos. Most people are familiar with companies such as Wikimedia, Philips (electronics), Saab Automobile, Nintendo (with Pokémon trading card game text), Firedog, House (TV series) and the only reason it (Gill Sans) even exists is because of: LNER (London and North Eastern Railway, a British Railway).
There are a few spreads that I came up with from my Gill Sans exploration. One was a tribute to Saab Automobile. Each element of the car once again is a different character from Gill Sans. I also recreated the logo (on the left) in Adobe Illustrator to match the illustrated look of the rest of the composition.
In my research I learned that many companies use Gill Sans in their logos. Most people are familiar with companies such as Wikimedia, Philips (electronics), Saab Automobile, Nintendo (with Pokémon trading card game text), Firedog, House (TV series) and the only reason it (Gill Sans) even exists is because of: LNER (London and North Eastern Railway, a British Railway).
There are a few spreads that I came up with from my Gill Sans exploration. One was a tribute to Saab Automobile. Each element of the car once again is a different character from Gill Sans. I also recreated the logo (on the left) in Adobe Illustrator to match the illustrated look of the rest of the composition.
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