Most importantly they don't have the resolution needed to properly render highly legible serif typefaces like Times and Garamond. |
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In fact, ITC Garamond was the majority font, the product of the military-industrial complex. |
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To unpack this, I would add that the color of ITC Garamond makes it weak and spindly on the page, something we really don't care for today. |
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The Garamond types were the ancestors of Caslon and other faces classified as old style. |
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The new font is easy to read but I mourn the passing of Helvetica and Garamond. |
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Of course, we're not ones to settle for the Model-T of fonts so we've opted to use the much more attractive Garamond or Georgia for our page's print version. |
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