While many Xers hated on Times New Roman – “My preferred font is Verdana,” one woman Xed – I must admit there’s something comforting about its mundanity. Times New Roman isn’t flashy. It doesn’t evoke ...

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The US Department of State will soon change its default typeface from the stalwart, stodgy Times New Roman to the younger, cooler Calibri. It’s a move the State Department says is intended to ...

The State Department will switch its official font from Times New Roman to Calibri next month in an effort to increase accessibility, a department spokesperson said. Secretary of State Antony ...

Funnily enough, the State Department is taking the same step Microsoft did way back in 2007, when it also replaced Times New Roman with the then-new Calibri as the default font for documents.

The department has used Times New Roman since 2004, when it switched from another serif font, Courier New. Serif fonts “have an extra flourish that makes it look pretty for many people, but can ...

The 132-year-old company commissioned many of history's most recognizable fonts, including Gill Sans, Arial, and Times New Roman. Now it's in the hands of a private equity firm. This is the ...

In 2007, the newspaper stated that Times New Roman was designed by Stanley Morison, Victor Lardent “and possibly Starling Burgess”. Before his death in late June, Giampa defended his reputation.