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This is basically a less humanistic version of Frutiger. As a designer I find the entire face irksome. The legibility doesn't come close to Adrian Frutiger's na

This is basically a less humanistic version of Frutiger. As a designer I find the entire face irksome. The legibility doesn't come close to Adrian Frutiger's namesake.

pekk 13y ago
Is a designer's taste more important than someone else's?
- robot_ 13y ago
  No, its simply more informed.
- ambiguator 13y ago
  Not at all. I just wanted to point out that it looks like one of the best typefaces of all time except without it's best features. Did not mean to come across as arrogant. I understand it will be useful to some people who don't care or who are unable to pay $30 for Frutiger.
  - cjensen 13y ago
    I'd pay $30 in a heartbeat if I could ship Frutiger with my applications. The Intel font can be used for that. Web guys have it easy when it comes to fonts.
    - ambiguator 13y ago
      Ahh yes, you'd owe Linotype a few hundred bucks if you want to do that. I'd love to see Adrian Frutiger release an open source font before he goes... Imagine if Univers was free!
      - cjensen 13y ago
        I'd be okay with a few hundred too. The issue for me is that for web use prices are easily available. For programatic use, it suddenly becomes a conversation about licensing with a salesman, and I don't have time for a long conversation.
    - owenversteeg 13y ago
      Most of the time, that is. Some fonts have a specific clause that they are not allowed to be used on the web, including a surprisingly large portion of otherwise free fonts. The best example of this is the fonts at http://losttype.com/ http://losttype.com/.
- gkya 13y ago
  A designer's taste of a type is an educated one, and thus it is more important than one that is not educated. Some knowledge of type is essential for an utter designer, at last.
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- calinet6 13y ago
  Let's not beat around the bush. It absolutely is.
npizzolato 13y ago
And this is why I always find font debates useless. I, personally, found the font very legible. In fact, legibility seems like a pretty low bar, so I can't even imagine how one legible font could not come close to the legibility of another font. What makes you say that?

This is basically a less humanistic version of Frutiger. As a designer I find the entire face irksome. The legibility doesn't come close to Adrian Frutiger's namesake.

pekk 13y ago

Is a designer's taste more important than someone else's?

robot_ 13y ago
No, its simply more informed.
ambiguator 13y ago
Not at all. I just wanted to point out that it looks like one of the best typefaces of all time except without it's best features. Did not mean to come across as arrogant. I understand it will be useful to some people who don't care or who are unable to pay $30 for Frutiger.
- cjensen 13y ago
  I'd pay $30 in a heartbeat if I could ship Frutiger with my applications. The Intel font can be used for that. Web guys have it easy when it comes to fonts.
  - ambiguator 13y ago
    Ahh yes, you'd owe Linotype a few hundred bucks if you want to do that. I'd love to see Adrian Frutiger release an open source font before he goes... Imagine if Univers was free!
    - cjensen 13y ago
      I'd be okay with a few hundred too. The issue for me is that for web use prices are easily available. For programatic use, it suddenly becomes a conversation about licensing with a salesman, and I don't have time for a long conversation.
  - owenversteeg 13y ago
    Most of the time, that is. Some fonts have a specific clause that they are not allowed to be used on the web, including a surprisingly large portion of otherwise free fonts. The best example of this is the fonts at http://losttype.com/ http://losttype.com/.
gkya 13y ago
A designer's taste of a type is an educated one, and thus it is more important than one that is not educated. Some knowledge of type is essential for an utter designer, at last.
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calinet6 13y ago
Let's not beat around the bush. It absolutely is.

npizzolato 13y ago

And this is why I always find font debates useless. I, personally, found the font very legible. In fact, legibility seems like a pretty low bar, so I can't even imagine how one legible font could not come close to the legibility of another font. What makes you say that?