Type Specimen: Garamond

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Garamond Professional Classical Clean

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Garamond Claude Garamond Designed in 1499 –1561 Digital version designed by Robert Slimbach for Adobe in 1989

Adobe Garamond is a digital version of the roman types of 16th century type designer Claude Garamond and the italic types of Robert Granjon. It is a serif that contains both lining and old-style figures. Garamond is believed to be one of the most legible typefaces on paper. When pairing with other fonts, clean and highly legible sans serifs such as Futura, Gill Sans, and Helvetica are very popular choices.


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ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ Typography is a magnificent blend of art, craft, and passion. A great typeface is a lasting testament to the power and beauty of the human kind.

Typography is a magnificent blend of art, craft, and passion. A great typeface is a lasting testament to the power and beauty of the human kind.

Regular 10/13

Italic 10/13

Typography is a magnificent blend of art, craft, and passion. A great typeface is a lasting testament to the power and beauty of the human kind.

Typography is a magnificent blend of art, craft, and passion. A great typeface is a lasting testament to the power and beauty of the human kind.

Bold 10/13

Bold Italic 10/13


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abcdefghijklmn opqrstuvwxyz

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abcdefghijklmn opqrstuvwxyz

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1234567890 ~!@#$%^&*+(){}/\<>

With Futura and Helvetica

TYPOGRAPHY is what language looks like.

— Ellen Lupton


Upward pointing serif

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Centre bar leaves a space between the vertical

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Tail touches the circle

Bracketed serif

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Large aperture

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Diagonal line connected to vertical with a horizontal bar

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Futura

Bodoni

Univers

Gill Sans

Georgia


Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. EMIL RUDER


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