this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2023
22 points (95.8% liked)

Typography

202 readers
23 users here now

Type design, setting, fonts, etc.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
22
"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?" (ironicsans.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Helvetica has its very distinctive soulless and dense corporate look. Arial is the same but diluted, like some instant coffee.