Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice? nytimes.com

Submitted by neku at March 21, 2024, 4:48 AM in just_post (edited at March 21, 2024, 4:51 AM)

i would take Aptos ten times out of ten over the simultaneously loathsome and mundane Calibri, but i'm not sure i like it very much, at least not for small text. i will probably come to feel negatively toward any default typeface after seeing it in bold, italicised and underlined to deliver notices from management. no matter what, my heart will remain with Arial Nova, which combines pleasant readability with the austerity i aim to maintain in all my interpersonal relations

e: sorry for times link I forgot their paywall was fucking stupid. alternative post https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793428/microsoft-aptos-new-default-font-office-365

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hollyhoppet wrote at March 21, 2024, 5:46 PM (edited at March 21, 2024, 5:46 PM)

i was one of the weirdos who liked calibri but i find aptos way nicer

arial nova is good too though i'm not a big fan of the r

oneviolence wrote at March 21, 2024, 5:40 PM

I wish i was as font-pilled as you.

neku wrote at March 21, 2024, 8:20 PM

Nooo. It's a curse 😔

cat wrote at March 28, 2024, 12:07 PM (edited at March 28, 2024, 12:07 PM)

of course i noticed. shame on you nyt. you dont know me.

neku wrote at March 28, 2024, 9:44 PM

yeah its a dumb headline but every six to nine months i'm obliged to post something deranged about fonts