W H Smith type guidance by Eric Gill (detail 1/4)

These sheets by Eric Gill formed the basis of the W H Smith house style which lasted until 1973. Blueprint mounted on fabric, 1907.

 

“Note difference between the correct curve & that made by a compass”

 

Photographed at the Central Saint Martins Lettering exhibition – www.arts.ac.uk/csm/csm-culture/lethaby-gallery/

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