Microsoft has delivered a surprising statement: Say goodbye to Calibri

Microsoft has recently announced a significant change in a blog post. The company's much-loved Calibri font, which has been the default font for Microsoft Office for the past decade and a half, is getting a successor. With the evolution of technology and the rise of higher-resolution screens, Microsoft understood the need for a new font, embodying sharpness, uniformity, and high-quality display. This need led to the search for a fitting successor to Calibri.

Microsoft initiated the creation of five new fonts - Bierstadt, Grandview, Seaford, Skeena, and Tenorite. The goal was to identify one among these to become the new default font for Microsoft 365. User feedback played a crucial role, and Bierstadt emerged as the font that resonated most with users. However, Bierstadt has since been renamed Aptos.

Aptos, crafted by the esteemed type designer Steve Matteson, who is recognized for his work on the original Windows TrueType core fonts and Segoe. Aptos, the town in Santa Cruz, California, was the inspiration behind the font's name. Aptos' design mirrors the adaptability of the town, creating an image of the great outdoors and the classic allure of pencil and paper.

Microsoft has delivered a surprising statement: Say goodbye to Calibri

Aptos is a sans serif font incorporating elements of mid-20th-century Swiss typography. It possesses clean-cut stem ends and subtly rounded squares within the letters' contours, promoting readability even at small sizes. Unique characteristics include a tailed lowercase "l" and round dots for the "i" and "j" heads. With its range of font weights, Aptos manages to hit the sweet spot between professionalism and approachability.

The design approach adopted by Steve was to infuse the font with a hint of warmth and humanity, thereby making it more engaging and trustworthy to readers. He began his design process with pencil and paper, ensuring the retention of the handmade craftsmanship prior to digitization, so that no nuances are lost in the transition from analog to digital.

Despite Aptos becoming the default font across Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel for millions of users, Microsoft realizes that font selection is a personal choice. Hence, they offer options like Times New Roman, Arial, and the other font candidates - Grandview, Seaford, Skeena, and Tenorite. This new font is a part of a wider range of features Microsoft is implementing to make Microsoft 365 more expressive and inclusive.

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