On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:14 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2011-09-14 18:41 Paul Stenquist wrote >> >> Futura is an imitation of Helvetica, > > hardly! Futura is a starkly geometric sans — all circles and angles — while > Helvetica, though it uses a similar even stroke, is full of ellipses and odd > twists; compare the lower case a, c and y for quick examples > > >> Minion Pro is a copy of Times > > Minion is not a copy of Times New Roman; a close look shows many differences > — overall, Minion has slabbier serifs, is more delicate on the tips and > joints, and has interesting elbows where curves start to flatten out; however > Minion was intended to replace Times, so it is similarly compact visually; > practically, Minion is a lot more flexible > > But almost indistinguishable from Times to slugs like me:-) Paul
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