Microsoft wants users to select new default font, brands get cheeky with responses Details 29 April 2021
Microsoft is introducing five new Office fonts and is leveraging the power of social media to find out which font should be the default one. In a tweet, Microsoft said: We need to talk. What should our next default font be? This was accompanied by a picture with the letter penned by the five new fonts and addressed to the font Calibri. We have loved our time together, but we have outgrown this relationship, the letter said and was signed off by the next potential default font - Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview. Nonetheless, Microsoft reassured users that Calibri will always remain available even though it is no longer the default font.
Microsoft is retiring its default font - and wants users to help choose a new one
Microsoft is retiring its default font - and wants users to help choose a new one Thu, 29 Apr 2021, 2:46PM
Microsoft is changing its default font for the first time in nearly 15 years, and it wants your help selecting the new one. And no, you can t vote for the goofy options like Comic Sans, Windings or heaven forbid Papyrus.
The company has commissioned five new custom typefaces to replace Calibri, a workhorse of a font that has been the default for all your Word docs and Outlook emails since 2007. Calibri replaced Times New Roman (a noble type family but one with decidedly pre-internet aesthetic).
Help Microsoft pick a new default font for Office By Serena O Sullivan, Komando.com
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Itâs time to kiss Calibri goodbye. For the first time in 15 years, Microsoft is changing its default Office font. Next year, it will have a completely new look â and you could even choose it.
Thatâs because Microsoft commissioned five potential new looks. Instead of leaving the decision-making to corporate, the companyâs asking users like you to share their thoughts on social media. Give feedback and comment on social media, and your favorite fonts could be the future face of Microsoft Office.
Although Office Suite is the golden standard for digital office software, itâs got a huge price tag. Tap or click to find out how you can use Microsoft Office for free. In the meantime, hereâs how to play a role in Microsoftâs future.
A default font is often the first impression we make; it s the visual identity we present to other people via our resumes, documents, or emails. And just as people and the world around us age and grow, so too should our modes of expression, the team said in its announcement.
Calibri has been the brand s default font choice since 2007, when it replaced the classic Times New Roman. And no, Times New Roman is not one of the choices to vote on for the refresh.
The five new sans-serif choices are called Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview, and the designers of each offered their best argument for why typographophiles should choose theirs.
Microsoft’s new default font options, rated
Calibri, we hardly knew ye. Microsoft’s default font for all its Office products (and built-in apps like WordPad) is on its way out and the company now needs your help picking a new one. Let’s judge the options!
You probably don’t think much about Calibri, if you think about fonts at all, but that’s a good thing in this context. A default font should be something you don’t notice and don’t feel the need to change unless you want something specific. Of course the switch from Times New Roman back in 2007 was controversial going from a serif default to a sans serif default ruffled a lot of feathers. Ultimately it proved to be a good decision, and anyway TNR is still usually the default for serif-specified text.