garamond spread
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TypeFace DescriptionTRANSCRIPT
Claude Garamond was
a Punch-cutter publisher who
was born In the 1480’s in Par-
is.Garamond was established
in the 1540’s and was known
to be one of the first Greek
type faces that was crated
for the French King Francis I.
Garamond is a contemporary
font even though its classifica-
tion is old style, however it’s
widely used today. Garamond
has been revived and many of
the Adobe programs carry the
new ugraded designed type-
faces of the Garamond family.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh
Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp
Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx
Yy Zz
Its Fluidity and consistency create
unique characteristics such has hav-
ing small bowls of the letter a and
small eye of the letter e. Garamond’s
have long extenders and most of its
top serifs have a downward slope
creating the Garamond type face to
be one of the most legible and read-
able serif typefaces.
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