Comments on: Helvetica vs. Arial http://www.awayback.com/arial-vs-helvetica/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amrinderhttp://www.awayback.com/arial-vs-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Amrinder Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:11:20 +0000 http://www.awayback.com/?p=69#comment-263 I would recommend using <code>Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;</code> for headings (larger than 14px) and <code>Arial, sans-serif;</code> for body text. Helvetica is nice typeface and widely accepted, but on Windows text set in Helvetica below 16px doesn't display well, so it should be used for headings only (or large text). I would recommend using Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; for headings (larger than 14px) and Arial, sans-serif; for body text. Helvetica is nice typeface and widely accepted, but on Windows text set in Helvetica below 16px doesn’t display well, so it should be used for headings only (or large text).

]]> By: Prashanthttp://www.awayback.com/arial-vs-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Prashant Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:03:36 +0000 http://www.awayback.com/?p=69#comment-259 Hey Amrinder, nice post. Which one you recommended to use to design a website, most of the times? and why? Hey Amrinder, nice post. Which one you recommended to use to design a website, most of the times? and why?

]]> By: Amrinderhttp://www.awayback.com/arial-vs-helvetica/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Amrinder Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:13:06 +0000 http://www.awayback.com/?p=69#comment-37 Haas Miedinger set out to design a new sans-serif typeface that could compete with Akzidenz-Grotesk in the Swiss market.The aim of the new design was to create a neutral typeface that had great clarity, had no intrinsic meaning in its form, and could be used on a wide variety of signage.In 1960, the typeface's name was changed by Haas' German parent company Stempel to Helvetica (derived from Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland) in order to make it more marketable internationally. Haas Miedinger set out to design a new sans-serif typeface that could compete with Akzidenz-Grotesk in the Swiss market.

The aim of the new design was to create a neutral typeface that had great clarity, had no intrinsic meaning in its form, and could be used on a wide variety of signage.

In 1960, the typeface’s name was changed by Haas’ German parent company Stempel to Helvetica (derived from Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland) in order to make it more marketable internationally.

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