[Olpc-open] [IAEP] G1G1 (was Re: [Community-news] OLPC News (2008-09-29))

[Edward Cherlin]

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, I'd say VAG Rounded Light and Arial Rounded MT Bold

Are there comparable Free fonts?

> Some differences between these similar faces:
>
> * lowercase "a" is looped in VAG Rounded, open in Arial Rounded
> * lowercase "t" has bottom curl in VAG Rounded
> * "C" and "c" are more tightly curled in Arial Rounded
> * lowercase "r" has a more horizontal curl in Arial Rounded
> * Numerals are more curvy in Arial Rounded, the "1" and "7" considerably more so
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> wrote:
>>
>> Am 06.10.2008 um 06:28 schrieb Nirav Patel:
>>
>>> Ah, thanks.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the name of the font used in OLPC marketing
>>> materials, such as the text on amazon.com/xo ?
>>
>>
>> I'm pretty certain it's these:
>>
>> laptop.org: VAG Rundschrift (a.k.a. VAG Rounded)
>>
>> amazon.com: Arial Rounded (similar but not quite as pure)
>>
>> (fellow typophiles might want to read the "VAG Rounded" wikipedia entry)
>>
>> - Bert -
>>
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