![]() Why has Garamond lasted the test of time? When Claude Garamond died in 1561, his punches and matrices (the print press originals of his typefaces) were used to create the Garamond font as we know it that became the house style of the Royal Printing office in France and has lived on as one of the most popular fonts ever conceived. His Roman typefaces were used for printing and publishing across France and Western Europe, and were considered very contemporary and modern. 1540Ĭlaude Garamond made a name for himself by creating commissioned fonts for King Francis I and the French court in the 1540’s. It’s tall and confident lines add a timeless sophistication to your designs and messages. It is the perfect choice for expressing classic beauty or formal tradition in typographical design. ![]() It is without doubt that the Roman letterforms that Aldus Manutius and Francesco Griffo developed in the 1500’s were critical in the development of modern text and letterform.īembo represents classic lines and typographic elegance. It is the font that launched a thousand fonts with Cloister Old Style, Minion, and a host of other fonts that have recreated its classic beauty and form.Īs apprentice to Aldus Manutius, the inventor of italic type and of pioneer of book publishing, Francesco carved his own name in the typographic history books with this font that was recreated by Stanley Morison for the Monotype Corporation in 1929. Possibly the oldest book font in predominant use today, it is an adaptation of the Roman style font that was originally cut and cast by Venetian printer Francesco Griffo for use on famed scholar, Pietro Bembo’s poetry book. When you next use these fonts, I hope they give you the added sense of tradition and history that these beautiful letters bring to your designs and messages. The following fonts are close derivations of the original punch cut letterforms and print press font styles that fed printing presses in the 14 th Century and beyond. ![]() They have weathered the test of time because they reflect a lost age of craftsmen in which fonts were hand-crafted with meticulous precision and artistry. Some fonts are timeless in the way they look. ![]()
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