Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for
Microsoft Corporation
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.
It is named after
Gabriola Island
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Versions of Gabriola were supplied with
Microsoft Windows
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since Version 7, and with some
Microsoft Office
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applications since Version
2010
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.
Design
Gabriola was inspired by the calligraphy of
Jan van de Velde the Elder.
It was developed with advanced
OpenType
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features and has been optimized for ClearType rendering to improve legibility on screens. Hudson added a number of
stylistic alternate
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characters and
flourishes, which were grouped thematically by
stylistic set into different styles of calligraphy.
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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References
External links
The Importance of Gabriola by Larry Larsen
Microsoft typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2008
Typefaces designed by John Hudson
Script typefaces
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