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Some serious attention to detail. Most people would have just used Helvetica, a closely related decedent of Akzidenz-Grotesk, and called it a day.
by liyanchang 15y ago
Some serious attention to detail. Most people would have just used Helvetica, a closely related decedent of Akzidenz-Grotesk, and called it a day.
- bmelton 15y agoAnd oddly enough, they probably would have gotten at least closer to right than to wrong. I love discussions like this though, because it tells me the 'why' and 'how' somebody else got to their decision. I am not well-versed on typography. While I believe I have fairly high standards for font selection, I honestly couldn't tell you whether or not one font should be preferred over a similar font. Articles like this help to at least enlighten folks like myself into knowing the criteria. In much the same way that a person who has little experience with cars might not know to ask about miles per gallon, safety ratings, etc., this kind of information lets people know that there's more to care about than 'leather vs cloth interior'.
- nollidge 15y agoIf anybody else is curious, here's a discussion on the history and differences of A-G and Helvetica (plus Univers and Arial, both closely related): http://www.freddesign.co.uk/2010/04/archive/the-differences-between-akzidenz-univers-helvetica-and-arial/ http://www.freddesign.co.uk/2010/04/archive/the-differences-...