Comments on: 13 lucky alternatives to Helvetica http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/ How to live and work as a designer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:12:44 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nelson http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-322550 Nelson Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:50:00 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-322550 There isn't an alternative to Helvetica. Helvetica is Helvetica and people know Helvetica before realizing they know. You can't fool that... There isn’t an alternative to Helvetica.

Helvetica is Helvetica and people know Helvetica before realizing they know. You can’t fool that…

]]> By: Stephen http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-162558 Stephen Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:51:28 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-162558 Looks like your link to the article is broken. New URL: http://fontfeed.com/archives/helvetica-and-alternatives-to-helvetica/ Looks like your link to the article is broken. New URL: http://fontfeed.com/archives/helvetica-and-alternatives-to-helvetica/

]]> By: typophile http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-77879 typophile Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:52:21 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-77879 there is only one real alternative, apparently not from fontshop: Akzidenz Grotesk. there is only one real alternative, apparently not from fontshop:

Akzidenz Grotesk.

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-44905 Chris Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:20:02 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-44905 Arial is a real typeface, just like any other typeface around. It's just that it's been abused in the past 10 years thanks in part to Microsoft thrusting it on us all. Trained designers can distinguish the imperfections of Arial easily, but bear in mind that Arial as a screen font renders excellently and serves it's own purpose just like Helvetica / Frutiger etc does. Arial is a real typeface, just like any other typeface around. It’s just that it’s been abused in the past 10 years thanks in part to Microsoft thrusting it on us all. Trained designers can distinguish the imperfections of Arial easily, but bear in mind that Arial as a screen font renders excellently and serves it’s own purpose just like Helvetica / Frutiger etc does.

]]> By: Chanpory http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-22288 Chanpory Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:34:13 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-22288 It's a bit of a nod to Arial's ill favor among designers, typographers, and type designers. The typeface is generally seen as a cheap knock-off and inferior to Helvetica. It’s a bit of a nod to Arial’s ill favor among designers, typographers, and type designers. The typeface is generally seen as a cheap knock-off and inferior to Helvetica.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.lifeclever.com/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-22180 David Airey Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:14:18 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/2007/02/15/13-lucky-alternatives-to-helvetica/#comment-22180 Why do you say that Arial isn't a real typeface? Why do you say that Arial isn’t a real typeface?

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