Berthold Garamond® BQ. Claude Garamond began as an apprentice to a Paris printer in the early 1500s. Later he was one of the first to specialize in designing and casting. Fonts similar to 'Berthold Garamond': 1 of 30. Berthold Garamond: URW Garamond: Pona: Azuza: Arbesco DT.
Feeding Frenzy Games. Claude Garamond Claude Garamont ( c. 1510 – 1561), known commonly as Claude Garamond, was a French, and based in. Garamond worked as an of, the masters used to stamp, the moulds used to cast metal type. He worked in the tradition of what is now called serif letter design, that produced letters with a relatively organic structure resembling with a but with a slightly more structured and upright design.
Considered one of the leading of all time, he is recognised to this day for the elegance of his typefaces. Many are collectively known as, named after the designer.
Garamond was one of the first independent punchcutters, specialising in and as a service to others rather than working in house for a specific printer. His career therefore helped to define the future of commercial with typefounding as a distinct industry to printing books.