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V is for….Verdana?
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| Alphabet image from: identifont.com |
This weeks
Tasty Type is the top on-screen font of Verdana! Designed specifically to meet
the need of type in the digital age. Its purpose is to fulfil the missing link
between a good typeface and making it legible for screen. Created by Brit,
Matthew Carter for Microsoft, the sans-serif font does everything right for
screen. A large x-height, extra space between characters and a bold version
that even under 4pt does not merge together, makes this font an ultimate
digital companion. It is classified as a modern humanist and was released in
1996.
Frutiger
Tahoma
Two pretty
famous fonts we got here. Verdana is very similar to that of the earlier
Frutiger, taking its best bits and making it suitable for screen.
Lowercase “i” and “j” are dotted with squares
Lowercase “a”
is double story
Letter “J”
features a top serif that protrudes left
Capital “Q”
features a tail that sits under the letter
Large x-height
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| Images from Google Image Search |
Ikea recently replaced its love for Futura
to Verdana in its world famous catalogue. Many people are confused and saddened
by the change, but the choice of Verdana means that the catalogue can be translated
into hundreds of other languages, thus they are able to use the same font globally.
Not only has Ikea infested its catalogue with Verdana, as too are its
(brilliantly packaged) food range. Designed by Stockholm Design Lab, these guys
have really nailed Ikeas fun yet functional aesthetic.
Georgia – another font fitted for the digital age
Its perfect for a
caption or a blog post, but don’t go printing it.
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