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Posted by aegirthor in
4 Nov 2009 — 11:51am
4 Nov 2009 — 11:51am
This is an odd one. What The Font comes up with Minion - but it's nothing like! Anyone have a better idea?
Any help much appreciated, thank you.
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4 Nov 2009 — 12:07pm
Garamond Bold with a touch of horizontal scale.
Note: Anytime a typeface has horizontal scale applied it throws 'WhatTheFont' way out of wack.
4 Nov 2009 — 12:13pm
Here is a sample at 100% horizontal scale. Feed this image to 'WhatTheFont' and it will NAIL IT without a problem. Mess with the HS just a little and the results are out the window.
4 Nov 2009 — 12:14pm
I did think it was Garamond, but it isn't - that's what's thrown me off. Note the terminal on the y, the shape of the ampersand, the whole shape of the capital c and the connections between the storeys on the g.
Of course, it could be a tweaked version of Garamond, but they seem odd changes to make! Here's my comparison - apologies for huge image but to see the differences it helps:
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Aegir
4 Nov 2009 — 12:21pm
Did you click on my link to 'ITC Garamond Bold' which matches the "y" terminal exactly?
4 Nov 2009 — 12:21pm
Did you check Jeff’s link?
It’s ITC Garamond (which Jeff should have mentioned).
There are a lot of Garamonds that are quite different.
4 Nov 2009 — 12:27pm
Ah! That'll teach me for making assumptions - I was convinced my first Garamond was ITC. Colour me embarrassed.
Sorry for doubting, and thank you very much for your help (and quick response).
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Aegir
4 Nov 2009 — 12:34pm
Sorry for forgetting to post 'ITC Garamond Bold' in my first post. That's what I get for copying the font name from MyFonts. :(
Also, thanks Aegir for posting that sample... you may have just helped solve another ID case involving Garamond that has really been bothering me.
4 Nov 2009 — 1:11pm
Interesting, it appears to be condensed to around 90%, which make it halfway between ITC Garamond and Apple Garamond (which was an ITC Garamond condensed to 80%).