Rather than settle into a new look right away, though, Microsoft is giving itself some time to consider the options. Daniels commissioned five new fonts from leading type designers, each one bringing a fresh take on what a default font could be: Tenorite is crisp and circular, with round punctuation marks. Bierstadt is more restrained, paying homage to mid-century Swiss typography.
Seaford takes inspiration from the shape of armchairs: comfortable but ergonomic. All five fonts are now available to use on Microsoft products that are connected to the cloud, and the company is inviting people to give feedback on which they like best. It will announce its selection of the new default later this year.
I like Tenorite, tho. The tech giant said that Calibri will still be available as a font option while the five new fonts can now be used via the cloud across Microsoft apps. Powered by Philstar. A girl using a laptop. Its gently organic and asymmetric forms help reading by emphasizing the differences between letters, thus creating more recognizable word shapes.
Grandview is designed for use in body text but retains the same qualities of high legibility, with subtle adjustments made for long-form reading. Read all the Latest News and Breaking News here. Calibri, which has dominated the default font for Microsoft for almost 15 years, is finally retiring now and it's the replacement: five new sans-serif fonts.
So, I was concerned that by trying to force the Grandview design to become more text-centric, it would no longer retain the same feeling. Using Bahnschrift—a prototype I developed in the mechanical style of DIN—as a starting point, I decided to keep the x-height large. This results in better legibility and readability at smaller sizes on low-resolution devices, which matters because Grandview is intended for body text on any computer running Windows.
Then, I created a version about 20 percent wider than the original design and interpolated between them to find the exact right balance between Bahnschrift-ness and the horizontal aspect. Ultimately, I found increasing the width of the lowercase by 40 units four to five percent was perfect. The width of the uppercase was also increased by about 20 units roughly two percent to keep them in step with the lowercase.
The resulting design, Grandview, preserves the voice oftheoriginal and works exceptionally well for long-form text settings. All five families are now available via the cloud across your favorite Microsoft apps and experiences. Go use the fonts starting today, and show us which you love best with feedback and comments on social. Microsoft Office is changing with the times. That is why we are reimagining Office, adding new apps to respond to new opportunities, and making Office a universal, interactive canvas for creators of all kinds.
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