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| Category | Display |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | John Hudson |
| Foundry | Microsoft Corporation |
| Date released | 2008 |
Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for the Microsoft Corporation.[1] It is named after Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Versions of Gabriola have been used in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2010.[2]
Design
Gabriola was inspired by the calligraphy of Jan van de Velde the Elder.[1] It was developed with advanced OpenType features and has been optimized for ClearType rendering to improve legibility on screens. Hudson added a number of stylistic alternate characters and flourishes, which were grouped thematically by stylistic set into different styles of calligraphy.[3]
Distinguishing features
Easily identifiable and unusual features include:
- The flourish of the uppercase Q extends far below the following letter; e.g. Qualifier
- The flourish of the lowercase f and both the lowercase j and uppercase J extends far below the previous letter; e.g. alforja
References
- 1 2 3 Microsoft Typography - Gabriola
- ↑ Microsoft Typography - Gabriola Details
- ↑ Hudson, John. "Using stylistic variants in the Gabriola font". Gabriolan.ca (archived). Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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