Joannaâ„¢ was named after the daughter of the great British designer Eric Gill. Joanna, Gill said, is "a book face free from all fancy business." The typeface is a light, unusual design with tiny serifs and narrow, nearly vertical italics. Joanna has an assertive personality and can be used to great effect in business and personal correspondence. Character Set - Latin-1. Font Format - TrueType.