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Arial: "It was created to be metrically identical to the popular typeface Helvetica, with all character widths identical, so that a document designed in Helvet

by pasta 8y ago

Arial: "It was created to be metrically identical to the popular typeface Helvetica, with all character widths identical, so that a document designed in Helvetica could be displayed and printed correctly without having to pay for a Helvetica license." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial

M_Bakhtiari 8y ago
I wonder why they had to make it gratuitously different on top of it. What the hell were they smoking when they made the t and G?
- throwaway2048 8y ago
  the stupid slanted end bits on letters like c s and r are also really crap.
- tomcooks 8y ago
  They were smoking possible lawsuits from Haas Type Foundry or whomever was the legit owner Helvetica at the time.
  - salasrod 8y ago
    Monotype is the owner right now.
  - slededit 8y ago
    Glyphs aren't copyrightable. Only the programs that draw them - but MSFT can write their own fonts.
- mygo 8y ago
  it shared many exact characteristics of helvetica. if it didn’t have any hairy arms, then it would be helvetica.