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by baal232 2958 days ago
> If you use different fonts on each platform, the design will be slightly different

Oh no, the fonts will look different on different devices! Better commission a custom font.

Back in the day, we just accepted that was how the web worked.

Jokes aside, I see why you'd want consistency across devices and print. But what's wrong with using an open source typeface, or modifying one for your purposes?

> and other brands can easily buy the same things.

Why do you think a unique font is essential for branding? Some well known fonts are in use by many companies.

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I think people are perhaps downvoting you for the joke but it is a really important question.

A or B?

A - Design a custom typeface in 3 months for a project

B - Use a proven typeface from one of the world's best designers, say Adrian Frutiger's Univers that has been tested and updated for digital medium?

I am a bit old fashioned I guess. There is so much beauty in Didot, Univers or DIN than today's quickly churned out fonts. Technology has changed, but the methodology hasn't and an impeccable font takes a better half of the decade to perfect.