Great article on typeface considerations in UI design. This really reiterates why I’m still bothered by Helvetica in iOS. I also can’t understand why Google ditched Droid Sans for frankenfont. (via Brian Hoff) This will always be a problem for Helvetica; as a grotesque style sans-serif, it was originally designed for much larger display purposes, and with great success. At smaller sizes for copy and UI, its like fitting a cube into a round hole. Helvetica was just never designed for lots of small text.

Great article on typeface considerations in UI design. This really reiterates why I’m still bothered by Helvetica in iOS. I also can’t understand why Google ditched Droid Sans for frankenfont. (via Brian Hoff)

This will always be a problem for Helvetica; as a grotesque style sans-serif, it was originally designed for much larger display purposes, and with great success. At smaller sizes for copy and UI, its like fitting a cube into a round hole. Helvetica was just never designed for lots of small text.

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