A brilliant video take you on a trip down Microsoft-memory lane.
Microsoft might not be a tech company you associate with typefaces. It's not Adobe. Even Apple is better known for type with its San Francisco and New York typefaces. But one graphic designer argues that it's the company that has had the biggest impact on typography in the last 50 years. In the video below, the veteran graphic designer and self-described type nerd Linus Bowman explores 10 iconic Microsoft fonts.
Bowman's video is a lengthy deep dive into Microsoft fonts, looking to the origins, design and uses of ten iconic examples: Segoe UI, Calibri, Trebuchet MS, Georgia, Impact Verdana, Times New Roman, Courier New and Arial and, of course, the infamous Comic Sans. Starting off with Microsoft's brand typeface Sergoe UI and its interesting history as Bowman puts it, the video is a fascinating and enlightening exploration of what have become some of the world's most famous fonts. Microsoft's market dominance throughout the era of the desktop computer gave it a huge influence on typography. As Bowman says of these fonts"Love the more hate them, it's impossible to deny their significance .
Many commentators on the video say they're surprised Microsoft doesn't get more recognition for its influence on typography. Some wonder if they would even have ever heard the word 'font' if it weren't for the tech giant."Microsoft Word was surely a lot of people's introduction to the entire concept of choosing a font," one person wrote.
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