Surveys posts
Arial vs. Helvetica, can you spot the difference?
It’s long been thought that Arial is to Helvetica what the ugly step sister is to Cinderella. Helvetica was designed in Germany in the 1950s to compete with Akzidenz Grotesk; Arial was designed in America in the early 1980s, believed by many to be a move by Microsoft to supply a Helvetica-like font as part of its TrueType specification without acknowledging or paying royalties to Helvetica.
Be that as it may, to the untrained eye, the differences between the two fonts are negligible — largely due to the near identical widths. But to the savvy eye of the designer, there are dozens of subtle differences that leap off the page. For example,...
2011 Graphic Designer Survey (enter for a chance to win a Macbook Pro)
In partnership with Uprinting, today we’re posting a 3 minute short survey to collect data about graphic designers and an awesome chance to win a brand new 13″ Apple Macbook Pro! (includes free shipping).
The survey will be used to learn more about the design community and create several posts and infographics about it.
The results will keep designers up-to-date with the latest graphic design practices, trends and technology by collecting...
