Comments on: Typefaces http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/ personal blog on politics, economics and whimsy Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anton http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/comment-page-1/#comment-5267 Anton Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:49:44 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/#comment-5267 I was taught by my housemate who study typography and design them. He is a wiz at them, just give him a picture of a word and he will tell you what font it is within seconds. He knows all common fonts by heart and can compare or point out which category it belongs. He absolutely loath Arial, most obvious is look at the R, it is out of area and ugly compared to Helvetica. But again 99% of all typeface out there are shit., have a flaw, so on. I was taught by my housemate who study typography and design them. He is a wiz at them, just give him a picture of a word and he will tell you what font it is within seconds. He knows all common fonts by heart and can compare or point out which category it belongs.

He absolutely loath Arial, most obvious is look at the R, it is out of area and ugly compared to Helvetica.

But again 99% of all typeface out there are shit., have a flaw, so on.

]]> By: Punctuated prose http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/comment-page-1/#comment-5260 Punctuated prose Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:36:27 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/#comment-5260 Hey do I really get a penny for my thoughts? I don't have any at the moment but if one comes along I'll let you know! PS. I'm for helvetica. Hey do I really get a penny for my thoughts? I don’t have any at the moment but if one comes along I’ll let you know!

PS. I’m for helvetica.

]]> By: deckchair guru http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/comment-page-1/#comment-5259 deckchair guru Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:00:20 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/#comment-5259 Interesting article and good to know the history of it. I work with Swis 721 at work, I quite like that font. Interesting article and good to know the history of it.

I work with Swis 721 at work, I quite like that font.

]]> By: Dan http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/comment-page-1/#comment-5258 Dan Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:39:15 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/#comment-5258 Arial is a ripoff of Helvetica. If you blow it up real big you can see the differences between them. Arial doesn't have the proper stroke widths, and it is a bit crude in comparison to other typefaces. <a href="http://www.ms-studio.com/articles.html">The Scourge of Arial</a> Arial is a ripoff of Helvetica. If you blow it up real big you can see the differences between them. Arial doesn’t have the proper stroke widths, and it is a bit crude in comparison to other typefaces.

The Scourge of Arial

]]> By: deckchair guru http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 deckchair guru Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:30:05 +0000 http://www.kewpid.net/2006/07/14/typefaces/#comment-5257 I couldn't agree more on Comic Sans - I loathe it. But Arial?! It's the most decent of the standard fonts. I couldn’t agree more on Comic Sans — I loathe it.

But Arial?! It’s the most decent of the standard fonts.

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