Granted, this is an academic journal, with a boring text-only cover; not much design involved here. Nevertheless, despite all the great German sanserifs out there, someone decided "How about Arial?... Good enough!" A universal cop-out, I guess.
Typophile
Even the Germans overuse Arial?
The use of Arial is a matter of availability, lazyness and not knowing any better – not a design choice. That’s a global phenomenon. As global as Windows.
Indeed. People in German houses shouldn't throw eggs.
http://gizmodo.com/5697561/german-pro+google-zealots-hurl-eggs-at-homes-...
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