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Gill Sans AI image prompts

Eric Gill's 1928 humanist sans for Monotype — built on classical Roman proportions and his teacher Johnston's Underground type, it became the quintessentially British sans of railways, Penguin books, and the BBC. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the Gill Sans vocabulary.

Type specimen — Gill Sans (Humanist sans); shown in Cabin, a close match (OFL)

Copy-ready prompts

Midjourney
a typographic specimen poster in the Gill Sans style, gill sans, eric gill, humanist sans, british sans-serif, roman proportions, double-story g, penguin books, BBC type, humanist, double-story-g, modest-contrast, calligraphic, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A typographic specimen poster in the Gill Sans style. Emphasize gill sans, eric gill, humanist sans, british sans-serif, roman proportions, double-story g, penguin books, BBC type. The mood is humanist, double-story-g, modest-contrast, calligraphic. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a typographic specimen poster in the Gill Sans style, gill sans, eric gill, humanist sans, british sans-serif, roman proportions, double-story g, penguin books, BBC type, humanist, double-story-g, modest-contrast, calligraphic, highly detailed, sharp focus
Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed

Gill Sans keyword vocabulary

Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.

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