Comments on: Designing Fonts

By: kurtis

kurtis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:23:26 +0000

I just know that a lot of fontheads get worked up over courier.

By: EKM

EKM — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:08:25 +0000

kurtis: not sure why you need to kick Courier. It’s one of my favorites.

By: kurtis

kurtis — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:48:13 +0000

Max must have deleted the comments where people said that “what you say” was unimportant.

By: Rat

Rat — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:35:36 +0000

The Rat switched from Arial to Helvetica after being shamed into it. Now, he feels like switching back.

You know what it’s about? — The Words. It’s not what it looks like, it’s what you say.

They’re both readable.

This is like debating how many angels are dancing on the head of a pin.

By: ryanol

ryanol — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:26:26 +0000

“People who can’t tell the difference don’t understand the difference, and ignorance is never an excuse.

It’s the difference between genuine artistry and a crass rip-off, and knowing the difference really is the opposite of hipsterism.”

if it’s not hipsterism were are we veering pompousness/elitism?

By: Tony Jones

Tony Jones — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:17:21 +0000

Ditto to Process Type Foundry. My web dude used their Stratum on my site, and it kicks ass.

By: mcp

mcp — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:40:04 +0000

*yawn* at the trendy hating of Arial hate. People who can’t tell the difference don’t understand the difference, and ignorance is never an excuse.

It’s the difference between genuine artistry and a crass rip-off, and knowing the difference really is the opposite of hipsterism.

By: spells

spells — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:16:38 +0000

I found the font I was thinking of, and hadn't realized it was related to Helvetica. mcp mentioned a version of it above...my fave was Akzidenz-Grotesk BQ Bold Extended (near the bottom).

By: kwatt

kwatt — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:19:49 +0000

It was designed by Microsoft. ‘nuf said.

By: jane

jane — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:13:17 +0000

I don’t like Arial either, but I don’t feel like fussing around to find a better sans serif. I don’t even like sans serifs and won’t waste my time finding a less-ugly one.