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Calibri designer surprised at Microsoft move to replace font
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Microsoft shared this graphic when it announced Wednesday it will replace Calibri as its default font. Image courtesy of Microsoft
May 3 (UPI) The man who designed the Calibri font weighed in Monday on Microsoft s move to replace it as a default typeface after 14 years.
Luc(as) de Groot a Berlin-based Dutch type designer who created his superfamily Thesis: The Sans, TheSerif, TheMix, The Antiqua, with monospaced and even Arabic variants, according to his company website was surprised by the move.
Advertisement I had not expected it to kind of be replaced already, he said during a video call from his Berlin home with CNBC, adding it was probably about keeping up with contemporary-style trends.
There are five custom fonts to choose from on April 28, 2021, 18:15
Something to look forward to: It s not that often that Microsoft changes the default font of its office applications. The last time was in 2007, when Calibri replaced Times New Roman. Fourteen years have passed since then, and Microsoft wants to do it again, but this time with the help of Microsoft 365 users. Out of the five custom fonts that Microsoft has commissioned, users must choose one, but even if your favorite doesn t win, Microsoft will keep all of them available in Microsoft 365 apps.
The five new fonts available for the taking are called Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview. Microsoft s Design Team will evaluate the fonts for the next few months alongside cloud app users and expects them to expose their opinion through social media after testing them out.