First they came for the comic-sans but I didn't speak up because I use Times New Roman...

As it concerns identity design we all recognize Helvetica as a bastion of the rise of the practice of corporate identity in the 1960s, deployed with unrelenting passion by the likes of Massimo Vignelli and Unimark in the U.S. and Total Design in Europe

Do we now? All of us? Because I recognize it as the logical conclusion of post-modern corporate multi-nationalism within the context of the Marshall Plan and the pro-Democracy movement in general, especially as an allegory to the rise of fashionistas such as Calvin Klein and artists such as Andy Warhol.

So there.

Am I wrong? Probably. Do you disagree? Probably. Do I care? No, as long as you don't use Helvetica

Well I guess it's a good goddamned thing that I use Arial then.

/this guy's either a certifiable nutjob, or he had a deadline and this is all he could come up with

I just use a different font for each word.

Back to Papyrus, then.

Oblig.

Helvetica has its own documentary. Can Courier say that?

Now that Comic Sans has been defeated

ORLY?

FTA: Choosing Helvetica has as much meaning and carries as many connotations as choosing any other typeface.

I am outraged. I'm so mad I could burst.

I'm an Arial man myself. Occasional, whimsical forays into Venetian.

Insane people problems.

All Sane people are Arial People.

Helvetica is harmless.

We need to focus the energy on the real enemy - Courier.

Marcus Aurelius: Am I wrong? Probably. Do you disagree? Probably. Do I care? No, as long as you don't use Helvetica

Well I guess it's a good goddamned thing that I use Arial then.

/this guy's either a certifiable nutjob, or he had a deadline and this is all he could come up with

It's Gizmodo. Half of their articles are inane bullshiat, and the other half are ripped directly from other news sources.

I enjoy Trebuchet. Because Fark You, that's why.

/plus trebuchets are cool.

So what font is that article in? What font am I writing in here?

I don't even know.

Or care.

Down with San-Serifed fonts!

/oops. I'm using one.

l. See how aIl these Ietters Iook basicaIIy the sarne despite a pIethora of rnisspeIIings? That's why HELVETlCA is annoying.

As a professional graphic designer, this article makes me weep.

Fark that guy, and fark his sucky blog.

Marcus Aurelius: As it concerns identity design we all recognize Helvetica as a bastion of the rise of the practice of corporate identity in the 1960s, deployed with unrelenting passion by the likes of Massimo Vignelli and Unimark in the U.S. and Total Design in Europe

Do we now? All of us? Because I recognize it as the logical conclusion of post-modern corporate multi-nationalism within the context of the Marshall Plan and the pro-Democracy movement in general, especially as an allegory to the rise of fashionistas such as Calvin Klein and artists such as Andy Warhol.

So there.

You know, there's a reason you're in my favorites list, and not just because we're from the same geographic location....

Grither: So what font is that article in? What font am I writing in here?

I don't even know.

Or care.

Me neither, I pretty much just use whatever is default. Is that a font type? Never mind, I don't care.

I was under the impression Helvetica was pretty much universally loved.... but whatever.

What I'm sick and g-ddamned tired of is people using san-serif fonts for actual documents, or hell, anything longer than a sentence.

I hate having to review a document and some genius was like "Serifs are too mainstream, I want this 25 page cited article to say more about me personally.... so f**k em"

Serifs are your FRIENDS people.

/FUUUUUUUUUU

I just use the defaults, which are either Times New Roman or Arial.

/not a hipster, just too lazy
//meh

moothemagiccow: l. See how aIl these Ietters Iook basicaIIy the sarne despite a pIethora of rnisspeIIings? That's why HELVETlCA is annoying.

FTFM

Nick Spiceyweiner: Grither: So what font is that article in? What font am I writing in here?

I don't even know.

Or care.

Me neither, I pretty much just use whatever is default. Is that a font type? Never mind, I don't care.

Seems like most sites use Arial for a sans serif or Time New Roman for a serif font.

Although Arial has flaws, like how capital I and lower case l look the same.

Font fetishist freaks.

Helvetica is fine, but Helvetica Neue is better. The lighter styles have a weightless beauty to them.

Anyway, one of the fun things about the documentary Helvetica was seeing the douchebag trendy grunge-type designers from the mid-90s get all hot and bothered about Helvetica's resurgence. Sorry, guys, one day you're a surfer dude lauded as a design genius, next day you're just some old fart in a big office telling the kids to get off your lawn.

/Raygun sucked.
//I like my type legible.

The Homer Tax: We need to focus the energy on the real enemy - Courier.

Anyone who has ever written code for a living understands and appreciates the importance of fixed-width fonts.

I only use Arial because I can't get the boss to shell out for Helvetica. Seriously.

/why are you laughing?

bingethinker: Insane people problems.

I like Helvetica. I hardly ever use it though. But there are many other fonts to be mad about people using.

/f*ck comic sans forever
//and yes, if you want people to actually read what you are saying (on paper), use a serif font.

Cybernetic: The Homer Tax: We need to focus the energy on the real enemy - Courier.

Anyone who has ever written code for a living understands and appreciates the importance of fixed-width fonts.

OCRA-B, Lucida and Orator are all better choices for that than Courier. Hell, VT-100 or Monaco are better than Courier.

If you're interested in this kind of crap:
Erik Spiekermann on what's wrong with Helvetica (video)

COMIC SAAAAAAAANS!!!1 *shakes tiny fist*

Wait.. he's getting upset over a font?

Psychiatrist needs to adjust the dosage on his meds again.

Why I Hate Armand Zitt.

At first, I thought it was just a question of who the hell Armand Zitt is, and why I should give a shriveled mummy's cock about his opinion. But, after a moment of consideration, I realized that it was much more than that.

Armand Zitt, whose only apparent credentials are that he "runs a series of blogs and publishes (Note - not writes) books on the subject," has seen fit to go on like some small, yappy dog about why he doesn't like something. He could have just ran and told his mother, but she's sick of hearing it. She doesn't take his calls anymore.

Armand does not like Helvetica, because something sixties. And "douche." I, myself am apathetic to Helvetica and the Sixties, but his peculiar logic train and menstrous screed scream "douche" to me.

And so on.

The campaign against Comic Sans was to prevent its overuse. There's nothing "wrong" with the font... it's the people who use it.

Just like if somebody sent you a message in Wingdings. You'd say, "WTF why are you sending me a message in Wingdings" not "Wingdings sucks."

That is all.

Artemus_Hackwell: I'm an Arial man myself. Occasional, whimsical forays into Venetian.

Hrm, my Office software doesn't have Venetian... andI usually stick with Calibri, since this is turning into a "what font do you use?" thread

I'm a whatever the fark is the default in the application I'm using man myself.

All hail Bookman Antiqua!!!

Best fixed-pitch fonts: Inconsolata and Computer Modern Typewriter Text Medium (the monospaced font used by default in LaTeX).

Best variable-pitch fonts: DejaVu Sans, Liberation Sans

That is all.

timujin: Artemus_Hackwell: I'm an Arial man myself. Occasional, whimsical forays into Venetian.

Hrm, my Office software doesn't have Venetian... andI usually stick with Calibri, since this is turning into a "what font do you use?" thread

I usually use Calibri for my default sans-serif and Garamond for serif.

tl;dr version - "Helvetica sucks because it's OLD! Oh, and it's CORPORATE too!"

#include "stoplikingwhatIdontlike.jpg"

STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE!!!!!!

Treygreen13

The campaign against Comic Sans was to prevent its overuse. There's nothing "wrong" with the font... it's the people who use it.


I'm tempted to unfavorite you..but I won't. Everything is wrong with Comic Sans.

von Korf

Wait.. he's getting upset over a font?

um, some of us actually get paid to use fonts.
/graphic designer

hp6sa: I enjoy Trebuchet. Because Fark You, that's why.

/plus trebuchets are cool.

Trebuchet is so last era. I upgraded to Cannon.

busy chillin': um, some of us actually get paid to use fonts.
/graphic designer

Cool. Font-snobs represent.

From now on all my posts will be in Papyrus.

Jokerman for life.

It's great for both friendly messages and ransom notes.

busy chillin': I like Helvetica. I hardly ever use it though. But there are many other fonts to be mad about people using.

/f*ck comic sans forever
//and yes, if you want people to actually read what you are saying (on paper), use a serif font.

Nonsense. Take a look at any book that's not a novel. You think magazines are designed not to be read? fark, look at boxes, a billboard, or anything printed on what's all around you. Look at any piece of electronics, your keyboard, your watch, etc. Maybe serif fonts are easier to read for longer periods up close, and that's why they're in novels, but saying the printed word must be serif is a stupid rule.