Cowie and Fox » fonts http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog The Agency of Change Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Arial & Helvetica http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2010/02/arial-helvetica/ http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/2010/02/arial-helvetica/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:28:32 +0000 Nicole Phillips http://www.cowieandfox.com/blog/?p=1120 Helvetica is like a celebrity, (no really it is, it’s in a movie). It’s so highly regarded among designers and never hated on like Comic Sans or Arial.

I’ve discovered a brilliant crafty exploration, showing Arial vs. Helvetica side-by-side. You’ll notice that in most cases Helvetica is the simpler, more elegant of the two. (see the angles of the r, t and c).

You might also noticed that there’s only 10 characters listed here, is it because all the others are identical? Some investigation needs to take place! Anyone up for the challenge?

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(image via: google.com)

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