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Calibri designer surprised at Microsoft move to replace font By (0) 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 "...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that Calibri is set to be replaced with a new default font.

Calibri after 14 years since they believe it is “time to evolve.” It has been used as the standard font for all Microsoft Office files and Outlook e-mails since 2007, replacing its predecessors Times New Roman and Arial in the early days of the software. Calibri has a subtly rounded design which was described by its designer Luc(as) de Groot as having a “warm and soft character.” However, the tech giant on Wednesday said that it will already retire the font as the default option across the Office and allow users to choose what they think would best succeed it. “A default font is ...

Writing is on the wall for Calibri: Microsoft to replace its default font and offers up 5 new choices April 28, 2021 at 9:14 am Sponsored by Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, rants, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and pop culture. It’s the letter no font wants to receive. After 14 years, Microsoft is ready for a change and it has let Calibri know that it’s shopping for a new default font. “It has served us all well, but we believe it’s time to evolve,” the Microsoft Design team wrote in a blog post on Wednesday, in which the company says it ...