Microsoft understood that the average person could not tell the difference between Helvitica and Arial and -more importantly- they would not care. It seems they were right in their thinking. Today Arial font can be seen everywhere, from academic papers to advertising design, and has knocked Helvetica out of the top spot for the last 30 years.
The Arial vs Helvetica debate is still strong amongst those in the typography industry and font historians. Also among designers and Type lovers! The best way to get a sense of the similarities and differences is to place the typefaces side by side.
Only individual tastes can say which font reigns supreme. What do we see? The differences are subtle, but they are apparent. Some may say that, if Arial is a rip-off of Helvetica, then Helvetica is a rip-off of Akzidenz Grotesk; or we could simply say that they are both rip-offs of earlier Grotesque faces.
As in most areas of life, there are very few originals just adaptations. After all, imitation is the best form of flattery. Do tell us, which typeface would you choose for your print designs? Our curious minds want to know! Graphic Design Typography. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. A contemporary sans serif design, Arial contains more humanist characteristics than many of its predecessors and as such is more in tune with the mood of the last decades of the twentieth century.
The overall treatment of curves is softer and fuller than in most industrial style sans serif faces. Terminal strokes are cut on the diagonal which helps to give the face a less mechanical appearance. Arial is an extremely versatile family of typefaces which can be used with equal success for text setting in reports, presentations, magazines etc, and for display use in newspapers, advertising and promotions.
Arial version history Version 2. This version contains the euro. Version 2. North American users can add it by installing multilanguage support. This version does not contain the euro. Version 1. Arial has also shipped with every version of Microsoft Windows since version 3. Apple, who opted to use Helvetica for it's default font, did not ship with Arial until OS X released in Designed to be a more 'contemporary' font than it's industrial predecessors, Arial was intended for the digital age.
This is evidenced by it's rounder, fuller treatment of curves and the diagonal cuts of the terminal strokes. Arial nearly matches Linotype's Helvetica in proportion and weight, but sports a more Humanist appearance. Many designers and type enthusiasts have a generally low opinion of Arial, claiming it bears too close a resemblance to Helvetica while being inferior in design. There's also controversy surrounding Microsoft's decision to make a Helvetica "knock-off" typeface to avoid paying royalty fees to Linotype.
Although officially based on Monotype Grotesque, Arial is nearly identical to Helvetica in it's glyph widths, proportion and weights. There was much disdain for the new font in the design and type community, including typographer Mark Simonson, who was quoted as saying that using Arial "was like asking for Jimmy Stewart and getting Rich Little.
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