While I appreciate the desire for fastidiousness, I don't entirely agree with Mr. Ingebretsen. I prefer Jon Tan's perspective: http://v1.jontangerine.com/log/2

While I appreciate the desire for fastidiousness, I don't entirely agree with Mr. Ingebretsen. I prefer Jon Tan's perspective: http://v1.jontangerine.com/log/2008/08/typeface--font http://v1.jontangerine.com/log/2008/08/typeface--font A typeface is a family of fonts (very often by the same designer). Within a typeface there will be fonts of varying weights or other variations. E.g., light, bold, semi-bold, condensed, italic, etc. Each such variation is a different font. The only evolution in terminology that results from the transition from metal-cast to digital fonts is that (point) size is no longer fixed. The Garamond fonts he lists are not members of a "Garamond" typeface. Rather, those fonts are each members of their own respective typefaces which happen to be different interpretations of a theme.