Gabriola
Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for Microsoft Corporation. It is named after Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Versions of Gabriola were supplied with Microsoft Windows since Version 7, and with some Microsoft Office applications since Version 2010.
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Gabriola
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- Gabriola
- Period
- 2008.
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Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for Microsoft Corporation. It is named after Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Versions of Gabriola were supplied with Microsoft Windows since Version 7, and with some Microsoft Office applications since Version 2010.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gabriola • Style — Display • Creator — John Hudson • Foundry — Microsoft Corporation • Releasedate — 2008
Design
Design
• Illustration — Sample text using different stylistic sets Gabriola was inspired by the calligraphy of Jan van de Velde the Elder. 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.
Distinguishing features
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
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Chronology
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2008
Gabriola first recorded.
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