Drawn by Eric Gill in 1932 and issued by Monotype in 1936. Different enough from the rest of theGill Sans family to deserve its own family entry. Gill initially called the designDouble Elefans. Released asKayo, derived from “K.O.” (i.e. knockout in boxing). Later known asGill Sans Ultra Bold (Series 442)[Rhatigan].
Digital versions includeGill Sans UltraBold andGill Sans Nova Ultra Bold (Monotype),Humanist Sans 521 Ultra Bold (Bitstream), andKlassik Sans No. 2 Ultra Bold (URW).
A condensed was added by the Letraset studio in 1980 [Daines 2016]. It is available in digital form from ITC (asGill Kayo Condensed) and Monotype (asGill Sans Condensed UltraBold).
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Gill Kayo in use
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