I find it quite hilarious that I will sit here and read Mark Simonson’s article The Scourge of Arial, after telling a friend of mine that his album design is marred by the use of that font. I especially like how Arial is referred to as, “the standard font in practically everything done by nonprofessionals in print, on television, and on the Web,” and that, “it has what you might call a ‘low-end stigma.’”

I was never a fan of the font; I always saw it as bland, boring. And then, after Helvetica vs. Arial, I saw it as a simple ripoff, a rather yawn-worthy ripoff, at that! My favorite replacement to Arial—which is really a Windows-replacement for Helvetica—is LinoType’s Neue Helvetica. Its slight differences, compared to Arial, and even LinoType’s original Helvetica font, make it so fresh, while still remaining simple.