“Frederic Goudy joined Lanston as art advisor in 1920. One of
his first initiatives was to design a new version of
Garamond
based on original Garamond designs of 1540. Goudy intended his
free-hand drawings to be cut exactly as he had drawn them and
fought with the workmen at Lanston to keep them from “correcting”
his work. This new type was called Garamont (an
acceptable alternate spelling) to distinguish it from other
Garamonds on the market. (The other
Garamonds on the market at that time were later
confirmed to be the work of Jean
Jannon.) In 2001, Jim Rimmer digitized Garamont in
two weights. The display weight is based on the actual metal
outlines to compensate slightly for the ink More…
“Frederic Goudy joined Lanston as art advisor in 1920. One of his first initiatives was to design a new version of Garamond based on original Garamond designs of 1540. Goudy intended his free-hand drawings to be cut exactly as he had drawn them and fought with the workmen at Lanston to keep them from “correcting” his work. This new type was called Garamont (an acceptable alternate spelling) to distinguish it from other Garamonds on the market. (The other Garamonds on the market at that time were later confirmed to be the work of Jean Jannon.) In 2001, Jim Rimmer digitized Garamont in two weights. The display weight is based on the actual metal outlines to compensate slightly for the ink gain that occurs with letterpress printing. The text weight is a touch heavier and more appropriate for general offset and digital text work. Digital Garamont is available to the public for the first time in 2005 [as LTC Garamont].” [LTC]
