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Arial should have never come to be. The only reason it exists is because changing it a little and giving it a new name meant Monotype didn’t have to pay Linotyp
by Samuel_Michon 13y ago
Arial should have never come to be. The only reason it exists is because changing it a little and giving it a new name meant Monotype didn’t have to pay Linotype license fees.
In this case, Spiekermann made both fonts.
- ZeroGravitas 13y agoArial was originally it's own font (Monotype Grotesque), but got squished to match Helvetica's metrics which is a good example of how fonts can be different and similar to each other.
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoThat is true, here’s a fun comparison: http://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/how-to-spot-arial http://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/how-to-spot-arial As you can see, all the areas in which Monotype Arial is different from Linotype Helvetica are borrowed from Monotype Grot. The reason to make such a monster is purely financial.