Century vs Garamond
My favorite typeface out of the five classic typefaces is Century. One of the first qualities that popped out the most is that Century is very easy to read. In fact, it is a very popular typeface because of its legibility. I picked Garamond as my second choice because the comparison between the two fonts is interesting. An obvious difference that the two typefaces have is their boldness. Like Garamond, Century pays attention to thick and thin strokes within the letters, but it is not as dramatic as Garamond’s style. These less exaggerated features makes Century’s typeface bolder than Garamond’s. The boldness of this font helps create great legibility for reading purposes. Garamond’s attention to think and thin features make the font harder to read because the letters are not as bold. The spacing between letters is different between the two fonts. The letters are evenly spaced out in the Century typeface, which is another characteristic that helps its legibility. The letters in Garamond are pushed close together, obviously making it harder to read. Another reason why Century is more legible than Garamond is because the letters are sized evenly. For example, with Garamond’s features, compared to the other letters, the lower case “a” has a small bowl. By changing the size of features in the letters within the font, it decorates the font style to appear hand written.