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Fonts rule

Translation:

  • Panel 1: Doctor Word
  • Panel 2: Doctor: “What is the problem?”
  • Panel 3: Patient: “There’s something wrong with my voice.”
  • Panel 4: Doctor: “Sure. I’ll give you some pills.”
  • Panel 6: Patient: “Thanks, Doctor!”
  • Panel 7: Doctor: “Next!”
  • Panel 8: Next patient: “Good morning, doctor!”
  • [object Object]@lemmy.world
    3·
    7 days ago

    If you mean that DejaVu Sans is an analogue of Helvetica/Arial, that’s not so. The DejaVu fonts are derived from Bitstream Vera, and the Sans variation is wider than Helvetica. It’s also somewhat humanist, as opposed to Helvetica’s strictly grotesque look.

    Liberation Sans and Nimbus Sans seem to be the best-known open-licensed metrically-compatible analogues of Helvetica, although Liberation doesn’t recreate the look. Nimbus is also the basis for FreeSans.

    As for embedding fonts, afaiu it depends on the license.

    • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Font law is like a whole thing. I was surprised how strictly licenced even some free fonts can be. I have a memory of carefully reading each licence document to see what I’m allowed to do with it.

      I prefer DejaVu for some reason over Liberation. Well, actually OpenDyslexic is my real favourite typeface; but everyone else hates it when I use it in emails.

      • [object Object]@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 days ago

        Well, Liberation Sans is nothing much to look at. I myself prefer humanist typefaces, particularly with noticeable variation in stroke widths. I’d use Rosario everywhere I can, only its kerning is wonky.

        These days font marketplaces on the web spell out the allowed use for each typeface quite clearly, so I guess it’s a good thing we’re out of the dark ages of font law.