Typeface · Sans-serif
Joanna Sans Nova
Joanna is a serif typeface designed by Eric Gill (1882–1940) from 1930 to 1931 that was named for one of his daughters.
About Joanna Sans Nova
Joanna is a serif typeface designed by Eric Gill (1882–1940) from 1930 to 1931 that was named for one of his daughters. Gill chose Joanna for setting An Essay on Typography, a book by Gill on his thoughts on typography, typesetting and page design. He described it as "a book face free from all fancy business".
From the Wikipedia article “Joanna (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Joanna Sans Nova in a book
Sans-serif faces work well for headings, captions, children's books and modern nonfiction. For long-form body text in print, most designers still prefer a serif.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q119169668 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).