One of Gill's first independent lettering projects was creating an alphabet for W.H. Smith's sign painters.
In 1925, he designed the Perpetua typeface, with the uppercase based upon monumental Roman inscriptions, for Morison, who was working for the Monotype Corporation.
An in-situ example of Gill's design and personal cutting in the style of Perpetua can be found in the nave of the church in Poling, West Sussex, on a wall plaque commemorating the life of Sir Harry Johnston.

He designed the Gill Sans typeface in 1927–30, based on the sans-serif lettering originally designed for the London Underground. (
Gill had collaborated with Edward Johnston in the early design of the Underground typeface, but dropped out of the project before it was completed.)
In the period 1930–31, Gill designed the typeface Joanna which he used to hand-set his book, An Essay on Typography.

Eric Gill's types include:
Gill Sans, 1927–30; many variants followed
Perpetua (design started c. 1925, first shown around 1929, commercial release 1932)
Perpetua Greek (1929)
Golden Cockerel Press Type (for the Golden Cockerel Press; 1929) Designed bolder than some of Gill's other typefaces to provide a complement to wood engravings.

Solus (1929)
Joanna (based on work by Granjon; 1930–31, not commercially available until 1958)
Aries (1932)
Floriated Capitals (1932)
Bunyan (1934)
Pilgrim (recut version of Bunyan; 1953)
Jubilee (also known as Cunard; 1934)
These dates are somewhat debatable, since a lengthy period could pass between Gill creating a design and it being finalised by the Monotype drawing office team (who would work out many details such as spacing) and cut into metal.
In addition, some designs such as Joanna were released to fine printing use long before they became widely available from Monotype.

The family Gill Facia was created by Colin Banks as an emulation of Gill's stone carving designs, with separate styles for smaller and larger text.

One of the most widely used British typefaces, Gill Sans, was used in the classic design system of Penguin Books and by the London and North Eastern Railway and later British Railways, with many additional styles created by Monotype both during and after Gill's lifetime.
In the 1990s, the BBC adopted Gill Sans for its wordmark and many of its on-screen television graphics.
One of Gill's first independent lettering projects was creating an alphabet for W.H. Smith's sign painters. In 1925, he designed the Perpetua typeface, with the uppercase based upon monumental Roman inscriptions, for Morison, who was working for the Monotype Corporation. An in-situ example of Gill's design and personal cutting in the style of Perpetua can be found in the nave of the church in Poling, West Sussex, on a wall plaque commemorating the life of Sir Harry Johnston.
He designed the Gill Sans typeface in 1927–30, based on the sans-serif lettering originally designed for the London Underground. (Gill had collaborated with Edward Johnston in the early design of the Underground typeface, but dropped out of the project before it was completed.) In the period 1930–31, Gill designed the typeface Joanna which he used to hand-set his book, An Essay on Typography.
Eric Gill's types include:
Gill Sans, 1927–30; many variants followed
Perpetua (design started c. 1925, first shown around 1929, commercial release 1932)
Perpetua Greek (1929)
Golden Cockerel Press Type (for the Golden Cockerel Press; 1929) Designed bolder than some of Gill's other typefaces to provide a complement to wood engravings.
Solus (1929)
Joanna (based on work by Granjon; 1930–31, not commercially available until 1958)
Aries (1932)
Floriated Capitals (1932)
Bunyan (1934)
Pilgrim (recut version of Bunyan; 1953)
Jubilee (also known as Cunard; 1934)
These dates are somewhat debatable, since a lengthy period could pass between Gill creating a design and it being finalised by the Monotype drawing office team (who would work out many details such as spacing) and cut into metal. In addition, some designs such as Joanna were released to fine printing use long before they became widely available from Monotype.
The family Gill Facia was created by Colin Banks as an emulation of Gill's stone carving designs, with separate styles for smaller and larger text.
One of the most widely used British typefaces, Gill Sans, was used in the classic design system of Penguin Books and by the London and North Eastern Railway and later British Railways, with many additional styles created by Monotype both during and after Gill's lifetime. In the 1990s, the BBC adopted Gill Sans for its wordmark and many of its on-screen television graphics.
Eric Gill