Garamond Type Specimen

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Wedge-shaped serifs

Bracketed serif


Regular vs Italic

Bold vs Bold Italic


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Regular vs Italic

Italic vs Bold Italic

Regular vs Bold

Bold vs Bold Italic


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Italic | 12 pt

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Things we lost have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Regular | 12 pt

Things we lost have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Bold Italic | 12 pt

Things we lost have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Bold | 12 pt

Things we lost have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.


Italic | 60 pt

Regular | 60 pt

Bold Italic | 60 pt

Bold | 60 pt

I solemnly swear that

I am up to no good.


Regular 8 pt/8 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

8 pt/10 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

10 pt/10 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

10 pt/12 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.


Regular 12 pt/12 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

12 pt/14 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

14 pt/14 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

14 pt/16 pt

Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were very proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.


Regular 40 pt

36 pt

30 pt

24 pt

“After all this time? “After all this time? “After all this time? “After all this time?

18 pt

“After all this time?

14 pt

“After all this time?

12 pt

10 pt

8 pt

“After all this time?

“After all this time?

“After all this time?

6 pt

“After all this time?

4 pt

“After all this time?


Regular

…Always.”

4 pt

…Always.”

6 pt

…Always.”

8 pt

…Always.”

10 pt

…Always.”

12 pt

…Always.”

14 pt

...Always.”

...Always.”

...Always.”

...Always.”

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18 pt

24 pt

30 pt

36 pt

40 pt


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Bold Italic | 72 pt

Regular | 72 pt

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Mariam AlZayani | 59208 Fall 2016


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