gill sans...

Looks like Gill Schoolbook/Gill Infant but I can't find a light weight online.

- Lex

Well thats what i thought it was and still do but I think the M is different so I cant be sure here's a link! Gill Sans

Thats a light there Lex, what do you think about the m?

The 'M' was probably taken from Futura. The rest looks like Gill Schoolbook.

- Lex

Don’t mean to hijack but... What are INFANT types???

Monotype has several “Infant” branded families.

Mikey :0)

"The ’M’ was probably taken from Futura. The rest looks like Gill Schoolbook"

Not sure of a few other characters either, the 'a' for instance. Isn't it two-storeyed in Gill Sans? The numeral '1' also looks wrong.

(Edit: Just managed to find a sample of Gill Sans Schoolbook. The 'a' and '1' are indeed correct. Posted too soon, apologies)

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Arun
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Where did you find a light version of Gill Sans Schoolbook, Arun?

Sharon

There were one-storey a's and Futura like "M's in Gill Sans, special lead cuts usually used in northern Europe. But the "R" doesn't look like Gill.

See also:
http://typographica.org/001084.php

There’s a (custom) font similar to this one: Gill Sans “Volk und Wissen”.
“Volk und Wissen” is a German publishing company, specialised in educational / school books (as far as I know...).
Sorry, couldn't find a sample of this font right now though I remember seeing one in “Erste Hilfe in Typografie” by Hans Peter Willberg and Friedrich Forssmann.
I doubt that this font is available for the public. But i might be wrong.

I think the lc a is slightly different, so this is most likely an altered version of the original Gill Sans.

@SuperUltraFabulous: http://www.fonts.com/aboutfonts/articles/fyti/typography+for+children.htm

(e.g. AG Schulbuch / Schoolbook wd be another “infant font”)

Cheers,
Günni G.

thank you!!!

"Where did you find a light version of Gill Sans Schoolbook, Arun?"

Not a light version Sharon, just the regular. On Fontshop.

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Arun
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Thanks, Arun.

Sharon