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Garamond Typefaces Analysis

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Overview Garamond is a group of old-style1 typefaces, originally designed by French craftsman Claude Garamond in the sixteenth century. It offers legibility, readability and elegance, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. Since it is such a familiar typeface that breeds contempt: any typeface that becomes popular risks being reviled sooner or later, at least by designers who have to stare at them all day. This explains why Garamond that get mentioned in both the lists of best and most hated typefaces. Analysis • Legibility Counters: open and wide counters x-height: moderate (61%) Width and weight: compared with other serif typefaces, Garamond is a relatively narrow (x=103%) and light (tk=18%, tn=7%) typeface. The differences …show more content…

Both the uppercase and lowercase letters are enriched by the dynamism and lively shaping of the elements of humanist forms. As a result, the different variations in the terminals and finals are adapted to improve the distinction among the …show more content…

The small character size, light weight and variable strokes restrict the usage on screen. Although higher screen resolutions had tended to eliminate the constraints associated with the serif typefaces, the complex curves of a Garamond can still be a disaster for on-screen reading if without professional arrangement. • Aesthetics As an Old Style serifs, Garamond embodies the qualities of balance, proportion, practicality and elegance of form. However, it is not outdated - the sharp points on the serifs and long extenders move it from old fashion to timeless. With a fluid structure and unique characteristics give it the style and flair it has. Serif and terminals: letters of Garamond have echoes of the movement of the broad nib- in the serifs and terminals. The dynamism is apparent in the richly nuanced palette of shapes. Among the host of vivid touches in letters, for instance, the slightly spur-like apex of the ‘A’, the calligraphic disconnected bowl of the ‘P’, the very small eye of the ‘e’ are all signal elements of the

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