Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
On Sep 9, 2009, at 12:20 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Did M$ PAY Carter for his design? They neglected to pay for some of the early fonts that they used. They hired him to design a set of fonts for screen display. After he completed two M$ got a case of the cheaps and sent him packing. M$ staff was told to complete the project on their own -- all downhill from there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:16 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Futura is more attractive than Verdana. The real problem here is that IKEA switched to a M$ font. M$ a company that is not renown for really good design. Actually Verdana is one of two fonts that M$ had designed by Mathew Carter, who is renowned for really good design. I like Verdana as my default font for email and browsers. If it was weighted better, with better kerning and tracking, it would look better in print. It's a decent font, but not as clean as Futura. I prefer ITC Stone, which many would recognize in print, although they don't know the name. Did M$ PAY Carter for his design? They neglected to pay for some of the early fonts that they used. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:28 AM, t.piwowar wrote: > On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:16 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > >> Futura is more attractive than Verdana. The real problem here is that >> IKEA >> switched to a M$ font. M$ a company that is not renown for really good >> design. >> > > Actually Verdana is one of two fonts that M$ had designed by Mathew Carter, > who is renowned for really good design. > > I guess he had an off day but I prefer the sans serif slickness of Futura. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
On Sep 6, 2009, at 11:16 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Futura is more attractive than Verdana. The real problem here is that IKEA switched to a M$ font. M$ a company that is not renown for really good design. Actually Verdana is one of two fonts that M$ had designed by Mathew Carter, who is renowned for really good design. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: > > "The 2010 IKEA catalog, now arriving at doorsteps around the world, > > reveals the company's choice to change all typography to the Microsoft > > font..." > > http://idsgn.org/posts/ikea-says-goodbye-to-futura/ > > Bingo! We have a winner. > > "IKEA spokeswoman Camilla Meiby responds to AP (Aug 31, 2009): > > We're surprised, but I think it's mainly experts who have expressed their > views, people who are interested in fonts. I don't think the broad public > is > that interested." > Futura is more attractive than Verdana. The real problem here is that IKEA switched to a M$ font. M$ a company that is not renown for really good design. > > It's like worrying about what the Trekkies will think about the new brand > of > toilet paper on all Federation starships in the movies. > > There are no bathrooms on Federation Starships- Hence no TP. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
> "The 2010 IKEA catalog, now arriving at doorsteps around the world, > reveals the company's choice to change all typography to the Microsoft > font..." > http://idsgn.org/posts/ikea-says-goodbye-to-futura/ Bingo! We have a winner. "IKEA spokeswoman Camilla Meiby responds to AP (Aug 31, 2009): We're surprised, but I think it's mainly experts who have expressed their views, people who are interested in fonts. I don't think the broad public is that interested." It's like worrying about what the Trekkies will think about the new brand of toilet paper on all Federation starships in the movies. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
"The 2010 IKEA catalog, now arriving at doorsteps around the world, reveals the company’s choice to change all typography to the Microsoft font..." http://idsgn.org/posts/ikea-says-goodbye-to-futura/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
