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"I am heartily sick of Times/Arial/Comic..." When Microsoft released Windows Vista in 2007, it included new typefaces some of which I think are really nice. -
by chestnut-tree 14y ago
"I am heartily sick of Times/Arial/Comic..."
When Microsoft released Windows Vista in 2007, it included new typefaces some of which I think are really nice.
- Calibri (a lovely sans-serif design) and Consolas (a monospace typeface) were designed by Dutch type designer Lucas De Groot [1]
- Cambria (a serif typeface) was designed by the Dutch type designer Jelle Bosma, Steve Matteson (who designed the popular Google-commisioned font Open Sans) and Robin Nicholas.
- Constantia (another serif typeface) by the Canada-based type designer John Hudson
To see examples of all of these fonts, see
http://www.ascendercorp.com/catalog/microsoft/clear-type-font-collection/ http://www.ascendercorp.com/catalog/microsoft/clear-type-fon...
There's no need for Windows' users to default to Arial or Times New Roman anymore. Excellent aletrnatives that come with the OS have been available for many years.
1. http://www.lucasfonts.com/case-studies/calibri-consolas/ http://www.lucasfonts.com/case-studies/calibri-consolas/
- nateweiss 14y agoYes. I love that Consolas is included in Windows now. I always set my code text editors to use it when I'm on Windows, and try to get other folks to try it too. Such a pleasant fixed-width font to use when coding. It can also be used on the Mac.
- epochwolf 14y agoOffice for Mac 2011 defaults to Calibri. It's a nice font.