Gabriola (typeface) explained

Gabriola
Style:	Display
Creator:	John Hudson
Foundry:	Microsoft Corporation
Releasedate:	2008

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]

Design

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

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

External links

• The Importance of Gabriola by Larry Larsen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gabriola font family . . March 3, 2022 . Oct 5, 2024.
2. Web site: Hudson. John. Using stylistic variants in the Gabriola font. Gabriolan.ca (archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20100824155722/http://gabriolan.ca/gabriola-font-variants/. 22 May 2018. 2010-08-24.