Claude Garamond was an independent punch-engraver whose types, appearing in books published in Paris in the 1530s, reached the highest artistic excellence. It is believed that he was one of the first professional punchers and wordsmiths in history. A large and open counter characterizes Garamond-based fonts in the “a” and “e” characters, the latter having a horizontal center stroke. The ascenders and descenders of lowercase characters are of considerable length, and the ascender of the “f” character has a strongly pronounced hook-like shape. Most of the upper serifs in the lower case are triangular and slanted to the left. In addition, a feature of this font is its ears, which can be seen in comparison with Cooper. Here they are more subtle and inconspicuous, while in Cooper, they are more pronounced, like the font itself. Descender In Garamond is smoother, but in Cooper, it starts abruptly and looks sharp.
The font Cooper full face was designed and launched by Oswald Cooper. Unlike Garamon, this is a laconic sans-serif typeface. Nevertheless, the font is characterized by its elongated counters and denser and richer stems. In general, the entire font is denser than Garamon. Such versatile cool fonts are used for logos, banners, and headlines. Also worth mentioning is the bowl, which in Cooper is much broader and fatter than in Garamond. In addition, the ascender of the Cooper font does not go beyond the x-height, while in Garamond, it is much higher. Also, the Cooper font rises slightly above the baseline, and it feels like floating. One of the features of the Cooper font is the lack of loops. Instead, the letter “r” has a tail, which is quite common in fonts. Cooper has characteristic fullness in the shoulders, but this does not stand out from the general background because the type is broad.