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I disagree. I love that Garamond italic is not a slightly cleaned-up oblique version of the Roman font, but an entirely different font of its own. I wish more t

I disagree. I love that Garamond italic is not a slightly cleaned-up oblique version of the Roman font, but an entirely different font of its own. I wish more typefaces would do that. In stately Garamond text, the italic stands out, which helps it fulfill its use in emphasis. However, I agree that because of this heightened visibility, its use should be limited to where it's truly needed. It's sort of like chili powder: used wisely, it enhances; used excessively, and it draws too much attention to itself.

jiggawatts 5y ago
I had to write dozens of long technical documents for a company that used Garamond as their standard font. Except that the guy who designed the templates used a Mac and had no idea how bad the Garamond font looks on Windows. The italic especially made my eyes bleed. My solution when I couldn’t take it any more was to use an Adobe Garamond font and embed it in the document…