LTD Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 (edited) For those of you who care about fonts in particular (like me), you are probably aware that Microsoft plans to essentially bundle some fonts with Vista that are meant to replace Arial, Georgia, Verdana, etc. They are meant to be the new standard, using the much-praised (some would call it groundbreaking) ClearType technology. The fonts are: Calibri (sans serif) Cambria (serif) Candara (sans serif) Consolas (monosapce) Constantia (serif) Corbel (sans serif) For detailed descriptions, go here: http://spaces.msn.com/members/zinph/Blog/c...g!417.entry I think they look quite good. Calibri looks warm and friendly, and makes for a beautiful system-wide font. Easily replaces Arial, which is basically a poor ripoff of Helvetica. I mean, I love Frutiger (an expensive, professional, revered typefce), but Calibri really challenges it. Constantia is a nice serif face, reminiscent of Georgia, but less bulky. Not in the league of Palatino, but still nice. Consolas actually makes a monospaced font look pleasant. Wow. And yes, these fonts look just as good on paper. Why not try Constantia for your next report or memo? These work in XP, of course, and are available now from various sources around the net. Google them. Calibri alone makes the search worth it. Edited August 21, 2005 by LTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted August 21, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 21, 2005 they looks nice indeed. I was hoping they included them in the beta 1 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaMeDtX Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 they look nice, but they seem to look alot alike to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 they looks nice indeed. I was hoping they included them in the beta 1 :( 586412485[/snapback] They are, along with at least a dozen other new fonts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted August 22, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 22, 2005 They are, along with at least a dozen other new fonts. 586413584[/snapback] Never founded them in my installation :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 i've always had a preference for candara, but lately i've modded all my msstyles and skins to use corbel. all-around, i dig em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted August 22, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 22, 2005 i think that they look good. i never really thought about how important a font is. i liked them all, but the authors favorite was mine also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeWolf324 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 i really like consolas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Those are fantastic! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 They are very nice. The only problem is they are so small in the windows themselves, you don't really see their shapes so all the fonts pretty much look the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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