The various competing type foundries are always creating knock-offs of one another's designs. Wherever possible one should endevour to use the original. I have created this table to that end, allowing my dear readers to identify the interlopers and purge them from their computers! If you have any more to contribute, please get in touch.
| Original | Knock–Off | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | Font | Foundry | Font |
| Linotype | Helvetica | Monotype | Arial |
| Linotype | Palatino | Monotype | Book Antiqua |
| Bauer Types | Futura | Monotype | Twentieth Century |
| ITC | Avant Garde Gothic | Monotype | Century Gothic |
| ITC | Zapf Chancery | Monotype | Corsiva |
| ITC | Zapf Dingbats | Monotype | Sorts |
There are also some fonts which, whilst not rip-offs, are nevertheless not the most authentic version. Keep these at your own discression.
| Original | Licensed Variant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | Font | Foundry | Font |
| Monotype | Times New Roman | Linotype | Times |
| American Type Foundry | Bookman | ITC | Bookman |
| American Type Foundry | Bookman | Monotype | Bookman Oldstyle |