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mipadi
post Sep 17 2008, 07:54 PM
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This site uses Arial all over the place. But Arial is a cheap bastard font. Helvetica is much, much prettier. CreateBlog's stylesheet should prefer Helvetica over Arial.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 07:56 PM
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I like Helvetica more too. =]
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 08:11 PM
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Arial is still better than verdana. For some reason I don't have helvetica on my computer...
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 08:29 PM
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Helvetica is expensive.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 09:19 PM
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Comes for free with Macs. Nyeh.
 
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Why would anyone pay for a font?
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 09:26 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Sep 17 2008, 09:19 PM) *
Comes for free with Macs. Nyeh.
yes, it does.

helvetica is what we used to label all of our papers in my graphic design class.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 09:30 PM
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^ Yeah, my prof and TA are requiring us to use Helvetica for our assignments in my Graphic Design course. Sucks Windows users like me.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 09:44 PM
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Pirate it? I might right now, because I'm intrigued by this amazing font...
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 09:50 PM
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After scrambling to find someone with a computer that has Helvetica (and failing), I downloaded it. I didn't find too many 'good' torrents though...
 
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private trackers ftw!
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 11:24 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Sep 17 2008, 07:19 PM) *
Comes for free with Macs. Nyeh.

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You'd pay for a font if you don't want the watered-down pirated version of Helvetica, where it's probably named something lame like...Telvetica. I'm not taking graphic design so seeing Verdana around the forums isn't really pissing me off that much. =p

What really pisses me off, though, is when people change the font of their posts to something tiny and unreadable, or serif.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 11:28 PM
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Or changing the alignment to center! WHY?!
 
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That's why it's worth while to be invited to private trackers. The quality's much higher. I have no idea why you would ever find a watered down version of something like that? I don't actually know why I'm talking about this; the idea of paying for a font just seems absurd.
 
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post Sep 17 2008, 11:54 PM
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There are a ton of font-fakers out there - ew!

The only way I would justify paying for a font is if I was using it for commercial purposes.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 12:27 AM
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I really hated Arial a few years ago...
and now I'm so used to seeing the font being used everywhere I don't feel it any more. mellow.gif
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 12:44 AM
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QUOTE(Gigi @ Sep 18 2008, 12:24 AM) *
You'd pay for a font if you don't want the watered-down pirated version of Helvetica

You mean...Arial? rofl1.gif
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 12:57 AM
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^ LOL


Do it.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:06 AM
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I got 6/10... I thought I could tell. =(
 
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Failing to see how that font is any prettier.

I got a 6/10 too, but I'd never actually seen (or been aware of seeing Helvetica) before.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:11 AM
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I only got 9/10 after reading the article on how to tell the difference. Damn that APPLE!

Even though I couldn't really tell the difference, I still like Helvetica more. And I never could have (or... I guess wanted to) handed in a paper with Arial font before, but I totally could have with Helvetica. =\
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:12 AM
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When I see Helvetica, I think JPod.

I don't really see how Helvetica is nicer either. It's probably just a Mac-user/graphic designer snobby preference, lol.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:14 AM
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Maybe it's if it was a huge body of text you'd be able to tell the difference in prettiness? Hmm... I'm going to go try that now.


Edit: Never mind, I can't do it. Turns out the one I downloaded looks way uglier on Word than on InDesign.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:33 AM
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^ Is that possible?
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 01:48 AM
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I don't know, it's weird... the font looked really nice when I used it for InDesign, but it looks about ten times uglier and pixelated on Word. WTF?!
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 02:26 AM
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Oh yeah InDesign and other Adobe things tend to anti-alias font. Word = gross.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 03:40 AM
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I got 3/10 though I read a similar article before.
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I would choose a dozen other sans-serif fonts BEFORE I would even consider Helvetica.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE(gelionie @ Sep 18 2008, 04:40 AM) *
I would choose a dozen other sans-serif fonts BEFORE I would even consider Helvetica.

But if you have to use Arial or Helvetica (as this site already does), Helvetica is clearly the better choice!
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 03:53 PM
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i think arial fits here better and to me its more neat.
 
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post Sep 18 2008, 07:58 PM
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I don't think I'd notice much difference. shrug.gif But if it was someone writing in small neon font, I probably wouldn't read the post. As long as no one does that, or types in a way like prince did... I don't care what font they use.
 
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post Sep 19 2008, 03:33 PM
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QUOTE(Tomates @ Sep 18 2008, 03:53 PM) *
i think arial fits here better and to me its more neat.
you're kidding, right?
 
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post Sep 19 2008, 05:20 PM
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Just use times new roman or helvetica
 
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post Sep 19 2008, 06:49 PM
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Times New Roman? I don't like serif fonts for forums... they're just too proper.
 
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post Sep 20 2008, 01:18 AM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Sep 19 2008, 06:31 AM) *
But if you have to use Arial or Helvetica (as this site already does), Helvetica is clearly the better choice!

True. Helvetica needs to be more 'widespread' though.
Us, PC users don't have much choice. ermm.gif
 
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