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[Quiz spoilers] If anyone's struggling with the quiz, key things to look out for are slanted vs horizontal lines (e.g. in 't'), the capital R, and general balan
by Osmium 13y ago
[Quiz spoilers] If anyone's struggling with the quiz, key things to look out for are slanted vs horizontal lines (e.g. in 't'), the capital R, and general balance (e.g. the 'O' in Helvetica is more circular). It's the combination of these that make the Helvetica logos, generally, look "nicer."
Edit: that said, I challenge anyone to reliably describe which "Mattel" is the correct version!
- js2 13y agoHelvetica uses varying widths. Ariel tends toward fixed widths. For other hints, see previous discussion - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5086793 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5086793
- hfsktr 13y agoEven with all those hints in mind I had to look hard to see any of those differences. Only the 'O' was spelled out for Helvetica so even if I saw the difference I didn't know which font it was. I think I got about 6 right. I just can't tell the difference, as is always the case when these font discussions come up. Last time I learned what serif vs non-serif meant though.