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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.
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.
Prompts for related styles
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