Eighty years ago the mannered work of the seventeenth century protestant punchcutter, Jean Jannon of Sedan, was confused with that of Claude Garamond and was widely copied as his. This version, designed for American...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified March 28, 2025
This text face design by John Hudson is, like its namesake, a hybrid of uncertain origins, an echo of antique forms dressed in a new skin. No ‘design process’ was involved in its conception;...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
This reproduction of Claude Garamond’s famous 16th century designs was executed by Wm Ross Mills. It is alone among the many, so-called Garamond ‘revivals’ in being strictly based on the printed appearance of the...