Arial, Helvetica

• Arial versus Helvetica, I Love Typography, by John Boardley.

• The Scourge of Arial and How to Spot Arial, by Mark Simonson.

• The Typographic Monotony of American Retail: 15 of the 20 most common shopping brands use Helvetica, Fonts in Use, by Sam Berlow.

• Alastair Johnston rants about Helvetica, by Indra Kupferschmid, in response to Johnston’s rant on Smashing Mag. (Added 7 December 2012.)

Comic Sans

• I’m Comic Sans, Asshole, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, by Mike Lacher.

Matthew Carter

• Doyen of type design: The most-read man in the world, The Economist, by Babbage (here G.F.).

• Typography Fans Say Ikea Should Stick to Furniture, The New York Times, by Edward Rothstein. Cf. the visual comparision in IKEA says goodbye to Futura, idsgn.org, by Skylar Challand.

Microsoft ClearType

• Case Study: Calibri and Consolas, by Lucas de Groot.

Airports

• Airport Signage: Photo inspiration, designworkplan.com, by Sander Baumann.

• The Crime of Typographic Homogeny in Action at Heathrow, by Stewf (flicker), aka Stephen Coles.

Reference

From FontShop a few years ago, available in English or German:

• The 100 Best Typefaces of All Time
• Die 100 besten Schriften aller Zeiten