Since at least August 10, 2011 <https://web.archive.org/web/20110810134842im_/http://jenkins-ci.org/sites/default/files/jenkins_logo.png>, the Jenkins logo has been set in Georgia bold.
To me, this is a throwback to a much earlier era in Internet history, when web typography was essentially limited to Microsoft's core fonts for the web <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web>. Since the early 2010s, the Web Open Font Format (WOFF) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Open_Font_Format> was standardized and rose to prominence, Adobe Fonts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Fonts> (then Typekit) was launched and rose to prominence, and Google Fonts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Fonts> (formerly Google Web Fonts) was launched and rose to prominence. Webfonts have become an important tool for web designers, and as of 2016 a majority of sites use webfonts <https://alistapart.com/article/webfonts-on-the-prairie/>. I think the continued use of Georgia bold gives the Jenkins project a dated look. As part of the efforts to modernize the Jenkins user interface, I think it is time to sunset Georgia bold. I think the project's brand would benefit from the use of a modern typeface and modern font technology. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/CAFwNDjpGo2Rs%2B1k-SZJdWZgY8YMSUnPT0mUnLNkBKc0HVyvnAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
