The Iconic Gilbert Font I have been always attracted to typography and the idea of expressing myself through different fonts and typesets. Recently I came across a particular color font called Gilbert Font. Mr. Gilbert Baker was an LGBTQ activist artist and the creator of the iconic Rainbow flag. To honor the memory of Gilbert Baker, NewFest and NYC Pride partnered with Fontself to create a font inspired by the design language of the flag. They named it Gilbert Font. It was initially designed for catchy headlines and banners to be used at rallies and protests. Gilbert Font The font is available in two variations (standard vector font and color font) and they localized it for almost all languages. The color font currently is available for Photoshop CC 2017, Illustrator CC 2018, InDesign CC 2019, and above. This was the first instance I realized how powerful color fonts can be and how quickly they can send a message to the illogical part of the brain that picks up emotions, feelings, and...
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