Head over heart.

Evaluate Adobe Garamond Pro and Futura’s potential based on their common past.

how these types match up:

Adobe Garamond Pro

heritage, year

French-American, 1989

virtues

Tradition, loyalty

Futura

heritage, year

German, 1927/1952/1955

virtues

Modernity, efficiency

 Toggle between the two typefaces and click their circled parts to learn more.

Adobe Garamond Pro

Futura

smooth transition
to foot serifs
sweeping leg
tapered strokes
concave hallow
at apex
bilateral serifs
straight leg,
condensed
forms
sharp apex
geometric shapes,
vertical axis
uniform strokes
reevaluate options

Sorry.

Paul Renner conceived Futura as a completely new design free from ornament, while Adobe Garamond Pro is a classic old style serif revival with swashes to boot.