Arial or Helvetica
Once there was a typeface called Helvetica.
It was extremely popular.
Later came a software company called Microsoft.
They "borrowed" Helvetica for their operating system and called it Arial.
This inferior typeface is now on millions of desktops all over the world.
Can you tell the difference between the original and the rip-off in these ten examples?
Labels: Arial, Helvetica, typefaces, typography
2 Comments:
wow, never knew maybe that's why I can't find Helvetica on Windows...
Never liked Arial though, now its almost like Arial is a whole lot hipper.
Good blog design by the way, thought it was wordpress at first :D
Arial will never be hip.
By the way, if you want some legitimate alternatives to Helvetica, have a look at these options.
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