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In 1990, the BBC adopted his typeface Gill Sans which he created in 1927. Ariel, as the spirit of the air, was felt to be an appropriate symbol for the new mystery of broadcasting,' the BBC says on its website. 'Prospero, Ariel's master, stands 10ft tall and is depicted sending Ariel out into the world. The Gill sculpture, depicting Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's play The Tempest, was installed in 1933, according to the BBC. It is one of a number of Gill sculptures at the BBC's headquarters - the Sower can be found in the reception area, while he also contributed to Bas Reliefs of Ariel in the building as well.ĭavid Chick, 52, was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and was today being held in custody by the Metropolitan Police after he was accused of using a hammer to attack a statue by known paedophile Gill. Last October, the BBC ditched the use of Gill Sans across its programming following complaints from viewers that it looked 'dated' and 'old-fashioned'.īut the national broadcaster has so far rebuked calls to tear down Gill's Prospero and Ariel statue that adorns the side of Broadcasting House in Portland Place. Save the Children have been contacted to provide comment. The charity has since promised it will be rolling out a new typeface for 2022. On Save the Children's website, it declares its intention is to ensure 'children stay safe, healthy and keep learning.'īut its most recently published guidelines from 2016 insist the use of Gill Sans Infant Standard is to be used across the organisation's vast array of published literature. One source told managers that continuing to use Gill's artwork in the 21st century 'probably wasn't a good idea', reports The Times.
Gill made headlines again this week when a furious protestor, David Chick, was seen chipping away at one his 1933 statues that is on display outside BBC's Broadcast House in London.Ĭampaigners have long-called for the statue, named Prospero and Ariel, to be removed since it was revealed decades after his death in 1940 that its creator Eric Gill sexually abused his two eldest daughters. Save the Children reportedly agreed to drop Gill Sans from its branding last year after sources highlighted the potential hypocrisy of a children's organisation using artwork produced by a man who molested his two eldest daughters. Staff working with the organisation are said to have repeatedly warned managers of the dangers of linking the work of a known abuser with a children's charity before Gill's work was finally axed. Here is the result of the example-talk.Save the Children bosses have agreed to drop the font that was originally designed by disgraced artist and paedophile Eric Gill from its corporate branding Under MiKTeX, to make the package work with (pdf)latex, after installing the package, you should run updmap as administrator.Īs mentioned by Kumar, in beamerfontthemeZurich.sty, you should comment all the lines concerning Gill Sans, and replace, towards the end: It also can be used with (pdf)latex, and is available with TeX Live as well as MiKTeX.
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You can give a try at the Gillius No2 free opentype font, inspired by Gill Sans.