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. It goes well with Georgia, Lucida Grande, Oswald, Times New Roman, Bourgeois, Helvetica Neue, Verdana, Segoe UI, Bebas Neue and. Drawn in 1982 by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for use in an. My point is: Arial is worthy of respect and I think Puckett was correct. Arial was designed for Monotype in 1982 by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders. Arial is one of the most widely used designs of the last 30 years. I worry that someone will give it a "nova" treatment where it's forced to interpolate, like the new Univers and the condenses styles lose their flat sides. It could use some more italic styles and languge expansion but it's a treasure. I love that typeface so much! The lawless structure of the family-you just don't get that in these days of precise variable typefaces and interpolated families. Arial being based on Monotype Grotesque probably brought some of it bad-ass character along with it. Lots of beloved typefaces were forced to fit into specific grids and other metric requirements. You may have reasons you think Arial is hideous but I don't think matching metrics makes a typeface bad.
I don't think the fact that Arial was required to a fit within certain metrics requirement makes it bad.
You'll find Arial Rounded MT Bold more informal than its Arial counterpart. Rounding the ends of the strokes imparts a very different feel to the typeface, especially in the heavier weights, where the rounding is more apparent. I've never used it for anything but I've always admired it. Overview This font is a development of the widely used and versatile Arial typeface. It retains the right amount of that Akzidenz flavor and the italics have character.
Sorry to go off an an Arial rant, but it's sort of relevant.maybe? I think Arial Nova is beautiful.
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