The Importance of Gabriola

Posted By: Larry Larsen | Sep 8th, 2009 @ 5:19 PM | 45,252 Views | 8 Comments
If you've poked around your fonts list in Windows 7, you might have come across a display font called Gabriola. What you may not have known is that this font is an important first step in some additions to Windows. Gabriola is an OpenType font that includes significant flourishes that push the boundries of vertical space, display logic, and Cleartype. The lessons learned from Gabriola, coupled with YDirection Antialiasing in Windows 7 Cleartype, will help Microsoft create a better reading experience with other fonts like Arabic.

Geraldine Wade from the Cleartype Advanced Reading Technologies team walked us through a look at what makes Gabriola different from other fonts in Windows, how it lights up in Blend, and to talk about what this means for font designers going forward. Jeff Bell from the Office team showed us how the upcoming Publisher 2010 puts the stylistic sets of Gabriola into users’ hands.
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#Sep 9th, 2009 @ 7:03 AM
Harlequin
Harlequin
http://twitter.c​om/TrueHarlequin

And it's named after Gabriola Island, B.C.

 

MAP:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=49.157011,-123.784676&spn=0.149761,0.278435&t=h&z=12

 

Spent 5 days there this August, we have a cabin on the island. Nice place to relax, even to retire to(hopefully one day myself). And a tidbit, Bob Hope used to have a yacht in Silva Bay, he liked it here too Smiley

#Sep 9th, 2009 @ 2:54 PM
Duncanma
Duncanma
Just Coding for Fun...

(going off topic here Smiley )

My dad lives up in Comox, http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=49.73491,-124.897385&spn=0.154885,0.308647&z=12 ... beautiful area isn't it?

 

#Sep 16th, 2009 @ 10:26 PM
JohnDNZ
JohnDNZ

Wow, this is so awesome to see. I was wondering what the Advanced Reading Technologies group had been up to Smiley

 

And Office 2010 supports OpenType features?! My dreams have come true.

#Jan 14th @ 7:28 PM
Susana33
Susana33

Thanks for the great video. This is an awesome font! I love this website - I am just sitting here at my luxury villa rental service reading these awesome posts that are very helpful. You guys really go out of your way to help us get out stuff togeather.

 

#Jan 22nd @ 9:37 AM
Annie29
Annie29

Yes, I have to say the video was great. Gabriola seems like it is an awesome font. I have a data recovery business and hopefully I can learn how to apply it there. It amazes me that this font is a vital part of windows 7! Thanks for the great information.

 

#Jan 22nd @ 4:58 PM
Mindy
Mindy

Gabriola is my favorite font. I sell health insurance plans and I just love to mess around with my fonts when Im bored. I have alot of down time because I am a traveling salesman. I love this site.

 

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