Ornate Light
Ornate SemiLight
Ornate Regular
Ornate Medium
Ornate Bold

Plain Light
Plain SemiLight
Plain Regular
Plain Medium
Plain Bold

about

Garton emerged from a single typewritten letter, dated November 1, 1894, from the Garton Brewery in Bristol – a piece of ephemera that waited years in our archives before finding new life as a typeface. 

While typewriter fonts are a loved tool in designers' arsenals, few explore the potential for elegance within their mechanical constraints. Garton comes in two distinct styles: Ornate brings a refined and decorative element to the design, with curved strokes that soften its mechanical origins, while Plain offers a more conventional interpretation for versatile everyday use.

Each style is available in five weights with corresponding italics, and both include extensive OpenType features and stylistic alternates that expand their creative possibilities.

technical

Designed by: Hamish Makgill and Luke Charsley
Year: 2021
Glyphs: 688 
Encoding: Latin Extended

File Formats: OTF, WOFF, WOFF2

Version: 1.0