Born in Paris, France, in 1490. Claude Garamond was a French type designer, publisher, and punch-cutter from Paris. He was the first independent typefounder, and the first to make type available to printers at an affordable price. He was the designer of the Garamond typeface. Many book designers have regarded reading Garamond’s type as almost effortless for over 450 years. In 1510 Garamond was an apprentice to Antoine Augereau, a Parisian punch-cutter, and printer. He was the first French to engrave roman letter, back when other French mostly using blackletter. Garamond perfected Augereau own typeface called Gerald type. Garamond was the first in Paris to specialize in type design, punch-cutting, and type-founding. During his time under Augereau,
