akzidenz grotesk vs helvetica?
akzidenz grotesk vs helvetica?
Out of context: Reply #1
- Started
- Last post
- 9 Responses
- idiots0
Akzidenz-Grotesk is sometimes at first glance mistaken for the Helvetica or Univers typefaces. The similarities of Helvetica and Akzidenz-Grotesk are apparent, but the subtle differences include the uppercase and lowercase C and the uppercase G, J, R and Q. Aside from the subtle differences in these individual letters, Miedinger's primary change to Akzidenz-Grotesk is Helvetica's higher x-height, the distance from the baseline to the height of the lowercase letter x. The general effect is that Helvetica appears more oblong while Akzidenz-Grotesk maintains circular counters and bowls. Both Helvetica and Univers are more regular and have a greater consistency of stroke weight.
- Excellent. I would add that the greater regularity of Helv. gives it a quicker rhythm.mikotondria3
- Zzzzzzaes
- if you can't focus for a paragraph you have other problemsidiots