Comments (7)

1. Apr 28, 2008 Permalink

   Vance:

   Sorry, OT, but I saw the picture of your espresso machine and grinder on Veronica’s site (Flickr feed) and we need a review here soon after all that advice! Looks weird seeing my grinder on your counter! :0) I want that Sylvia, though!
2. May 4, 2008 Permalink

   Jesse:

   So what are the differences, if any between helvetica and arial?

   Other than the fact that helvetica sounds 69% cooler than arial, of course.
3. May 6, 2008 Permalink

   Nick:

   Helvetica was drawn decades before Arial by a Swiss typographer. Arial is a Microsoft-off of Helvetica. The main differences are barely noticeable by those outside the design world, but they include kerning variations, ligature differentiations, and a few letter tails being styled differently (most recognizable difference is between the two capital ‘R’ characters, type it both in Helvetica and Arial and you’ll see).

   Helvetica, unlike Arial, garners the unique distinction of worldwide prominence in actual design and civic use.

   Ryan, I’m glad someone else saw that movie! It’s hard to take myself seriously when I remember watching an hour-plus documentary of a typeface. Wasn’t it awesome?
4. May 11, 2008 Permalink

   Jesse:

   Well, I just got schooled on typefaces. Is the documentary really that good or is it an ‘acquired taste’?
5. May 12, 2008 Permalink

   Nick:

   It actually is that interesting!. As internet fiends, we see type all day but don’t often stop to notice. After you watch the Helvetica film you will be blown away by the millions of public manifestations… My girlfriend and I can’t help but laugh and point out each occurrence of Helvetica we see, it’s just so burningly obvious. I never ever thought I’d like the movie as much as I did, but it is captivating. It’s not necessarily your feel-good summer-blockbusting-superhero-mentary; it’s a humanist commentary on visual communication.
   Go see it.
6. May 12, 2008 Permalink

   Jesse:

   Thank you, sir. The quest for helvetica begins…
7. May 13, 2008 Permalink

   Jesse:

   You wouldn’t beleive that I got a copy last night and watched it while I ate dinner. I have to say it was a very easy documentary to watch. I’m no typeface whino by any means, but anybody with a pinch of interest in art can appreciate this film.

   “Hello, it just wouldn’t work!”

   /cuts to montage of it (helvetica) working ;)