Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri

Post by rbanffy » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 8:31 PM UTC

hilbert42 wrote: post #647

LucasFonts wrote: post #475

Our studio, LucasFonts, designed Calibri. Here are our CEO Luc(as) de Groot’s thoughts on the matter: The decision to abandon Calibri on the grounds of it being a so-called “wasteful diversity font” is both amusing and regrettable. Calibri was specifically designed to enhance readability on modern computer screens and was selected by Microsoft in 2007 to replace Times New Roman as the default font in the Office suite…

This reply is far too polite, but I understand protocol and necessity dictates those words. If you cannot say it then let me: that spiteful, revengeful petty-minded fuckwit needs to be told that it's a fucked decision of the first order, and that someone in his position has no right nor the time to be involved in grinding the minutiae of state so fine. Heaven help us, please!

Post by rbanffy » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 8:34 PM UTC

tbyehl wrote: post #609

BasilofBasiley wrote: post #534

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>Serif fonts are often perceived as more traditional, but they are also more demanding to use effectively. While a skilled typographer can, in theory, produce excellent results with Times, using it in its default digital form is not considered professional practice. This reads like your CEO is mixing an argument against serifs with an argument against Times specifically. Later on they make a case against Times' lack…

> what they really want What they really want is to smear something the previous administration did as DEIA, woke, wasteful, and anti-conservative (ie: change). TNR is awful and anyone who actually cares about serifs knows there are better options.

Post by rbanffy » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 8:40 PM UTC

goku12 wrote: post #479

klez wrote: post #457

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The point being that if the change to Calibri has been done to improve accessibility (hence: inclusion) that makes it woke. Which is stupid, of course, especially considering that sans-serif fonts improve readability on screens for most people, not for a minority. EDIT: extraneous "don't" in the middle of a sentence

So what next? Wheelchair ramps? Seats for the elderly and the pregnant? Accessibility features don't displace or even inconvenience the majority in any manner. They only make facilities accessible to an additional crowd, who should be getting them as a matter of right in the first place. What's the end game here?

Post by bayarearefugee » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 8:58 PM UTC

notachatbot123 wrote: post #535

LucasFonts wrote: post #475

Our studio, LucasFonts, designed Calibri. Here are our CEO Luc(as) de Groot’s thoughts on the matter: The decision to abandon Calibri on the grounds of it being a so-called “wasteful diversity font” is both amusing and regrettable. Calibri was specifically designed to enhance readability on modern computer screens and was selected by Microsoft in 2007 to replace Times New Roman as the default font in the Office suite…

I love how emphasize is given to accessibility for older adults, such as the orange man. But I guess he gets his printouts with few words and big fonts anyways.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 9:09 PM UTC

butchcassidi wrote: post #529

nabla9 wrote: post #523

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I think we all can agree that Comic Sans MS reflects the current US government best, both spiritually and aesthetically.

I would rather see Wingdings.