that it is. I'm not using any metaphors, though. Arial is 'dishonest': it's pretending to be original work. The very process of its own creation -- plagiarism -- was dishonest. It's 'confused' because it has forced differences from the true original, and loses the overall aesthetic (i.e. parallel lines). This is not subjective, the proof is in the history. And I'm not a font person! I'm an engineer. See, I even used dumb quotes above. posted by stepheno at 2:16 PM on November 16, 2009 Mediocre designers obsess over fonts. Good designers obsess over typography. posted by Mcable at 2:18 PM on November 16, 2009 You know you die a little every time you pass one of those new highway signs. Anybody else really, really hate the new Clearview-fonted highway signs? It's true that I'm sentimental and love the old highway sign font, but I don't find the new signs easier to read at all, and the kerning just seems goofy on most of the updated signs I've seen. posted by jenh at 4:17 PM on November 16, 2009 [ 1 favorite ] Really? To me it looks like the sort of thing a clueless, passive-aggressive office worker would use to soften an angry memo or notice, along with a good helping of smilies. " I hate Clearview road signs as well. I don't want my tax dollars going to a crappy new committee-designed font. posted by scrowdid at 5:50 AM on November 17, 2009 If Helvetica didn't exist, but