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anonymouz
on Jan 20, 2013
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So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?
Also Helvetice tends to look sligthly "heavier" (thicker) when put side by side with Arial. That gives away many examples at a glance.
sp332
on Jan 20, 2013
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Unfortunately that's not always true, since Helvetica comes in many weights.
http://sixrevisions.com/infographics/helvetica-font-weights-...
talmand
on Jan 21, 2013
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It should be true if the Arial examples were provided with comparable weights. That is, assuming, that the two fonts were weighted similarly from their base.
threedaymonk
on Jan 20, 2013
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The Helvetica is actually slightly thinner in the Mattel example.
larelli
on Jan 20, 2013
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This misled me on the Mattel example. Could this have been a mistake be the quiz designers?
fscof
on Jan 20, 2013
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For Mattel I looked at the space between the T and the E. One of them was really close and didn't look as nice, so I chose the other.
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