Levien created Gill, the Gnome Illustration Application which aimed to support the W3C SVG standard for Vector Graphics, he states it was named after Eric Gill, the English Type Designer responsible for the Gill Sans, Perpetua and Joanna fonts.
It was named after Eric Gill. This is what he states. Eric Gill is the English Type Designer responsible for the Gill Sans, Perpetua and Joanna fonts. Gill is the Gnome Illustration Application. This Gnome Illustration Application aimed to support the W3C SVG standard for Vector Graphics.