Together with Westminster,
Gemini was the first typeface design to apply the
idiosyncratic forms of machine-readable magnetic ink numerals (see
MICR) to
letters. Designed by Franco Grignani in 1964 and used
in his work in 1965. Adopted for photocomposition in 1966 in
America. [Grignani]
Available from phototype firms under various names:
Gemini (Filmotype), Gemini Computer,
Automation (Solotype and Formatt), or Sonic.
Showings as Gemini include Typeshop’s 1973 catalog
and Filmotype’s c. 1974 catalog. Listed as Gemini
Computer by Conways in 1974. See also
Westminster,
Computer
and Data
70.
Digital interpretations include BD
Geminis (Büro Destruct, 2009), Auto
Mission (Toto, 2011; based on Automation
which More…
Together with Westminster, Gemini was the first typeface design to apply the idiosyncratic forms of machine-readable magnetic ink numerals (see MICR) to letters. Designed by Franco Grignani in 1964 and used in his work in 1965. Adopted for photocomposition in 1966 in America. [Grignani]
Available from phototype firms under various names: Gemini (Filmotype), Gemini Computer, Automation (Solotype and Formatt), or Sonic. Showings as Gemini include Typeshop’s 1973 catalog and Filmotype’s c. 1974 catalog. Listed as Gemini Computer by Conways in 1974. See also Westminster, Computer and Data 70.
Digital interpretations include BD Geminis (Büro Destruct, 2009), Auto Mission (Toto, 2011; based on Automation which appeared in Solotype’s Special Effects and Topical Alphabets from 1978), and Atwin (Cubic Type, 2021).
