Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for Microsoft Corporation.[1] It is named after Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Versions of Gabriola were supplied with Microsoft Windows since Version 7, and with some Microsoft Office applications since Version 2010.[1]
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| Category | Display |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | John Hudson |
| Foundry | Microsoft Corporation |
| Date released | 2008 |
Design
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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.[2]
Distinguishing features
editEasily 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Gabriola font family". Microsoft. March 3, 2022. Retrieved Oct 5, 2024.
- ^ 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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