What is this?

NV Garamond is an EB Garamond variant, with adjusted metrics and a 10% glyph size increase. This makes it ideal for digital reading on e-readers.

It serves a similar purpose to EB Garamond Absinthe as found on the MobileRead Forums, but other than some resized glyphs and adjusted metrics it does not contain any other alterations (default number symbols remain, for example).

How was this made?

Using FontForge. You too can learn how to scale glyphs, adjust metrics and generate a font.

I've included the FontForge files in this repository.

Versions

There are two versions included in the repo:

• NV Garamond (preferred): Best on Kobo. With adjusted metrics and a minor size bump. Because this one starts thinner and at a tight line spacing, you have more control over the precise weight and line spacing on Kobo devices.
• NV eGaramond: The same as above, but with a 10% bump to the regular and italic weights for better contrast on e-ink displays. Due to the weight bump, appears a bit wider (which is not my personal preference) but I've included this version as an alternative if you think the original is too thin.

License

As the original font, it is licensed under the permissive SIL Open Font License.