Gill Sans

Content warning: this pod contains details of historical sexual abuse.

Due to technical issues during recording, we skip our advertised feature on Times New Roman; although fear not, we will return to Times New Roman in the future. Instead we focus on Gill Sans, and Eric Gill, type designer and religious artist... with a sideline in erotic woodcuts.

Jason warns that luxuriant facial hair combined with smock-wearing are a red flag for, and Anitra confesses some disturbing revelations about Eric Gill and Chris Pratt mean she is no longer a Fan of either one's body of work.

We agree that Gill Sans is not a typeface for beginners, and discuss the hazards of uneven proportions in letterforms. Anitra laments that Gill Sans being the “British Helvetica” doesn’t wash with Americans.

You can find the show notes and transcript set in Gill Sans at: https://www.anitraland.com/podcast

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Our Producer, Professor Inger Mewburn is located at the Australian National University and is on twitter as @thesiswhisperer