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What was wrong with Helvetica-Neue? Or what is better about San Francisco? I was hoping the page would give some reasoning I could get behind.
by prewett 11y ago
What was wrong with Helvetica-Neue? Or what is better about San Francisco? I was hoping the page would give some reasoning I could get behind.
- obstinate 11y agoFashion and taste evolves, and not always for reasons that are easy to articulate, especially to the laity.
- LoSboccacc 11y agoI like the new font. You can fit quite more characters on a single line, while maintaining high readability. It also seems to have more weight and being clearer from distance, but that may also be my monitor tricking me.
- mproud 11y agoHelvetica Neue wasn’t designed specifically to be read at small sizes on digital screens. Apple’s new font is, as it has a noticeably larger x-height and tracks wider on narrower letters, meaning it’s much easier to read. Helvetica = more elegant San Francisco = more legible