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Title: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: dystopia on March 25, 2010, 01:34:12 PM Wis. college says new e-mail font will save money http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100325/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_cheaper_e_mail_font Quote GREEN BAY, Wis. – A Wisconsin college has found a new way to cut costs with e-mail — by changing the font. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial to Century Gothic. It says that while the change sounds minor, it will save money on ink when students print e-mails in the new font. ... (more...) Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: mcavoy on March 25, 2010, 02:10:04 PM LOL! That's cutting edge. Maybe they should reuse the twisty ties that come on their loaves of bread. Lots of uses for those.
Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: spacey on March 25, 2010, 02:14:30 PM Yes! Yes! In the face!
I hate Arial. Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: dystopia on March 25, 2010, 02:22:36 PM [preemptive Spanky strike]
I go away for awhile, come back and you guys are talking fonts? (http://www.aolcdn.com/aolr/ariel-redhead-400ds0711.jpg) Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: twoiron on March 25, 2010, 02:52:00 PM As an 80 a day emailer, I'm alarmed at the level of hate directed towards such an innocent font in Arial.
It's the most practicle font for document writing as it has a nice apperance on screen, particularly in 10 point. Personally I find Courier, Times New Roman and to a lesser extent Calibri to be more objectionable as default fonts. Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: stroh on March 25, 2010, 05:40:58 PM Apparently I'm as good with fonts as I am with musical notes.
Title: Re: In Your Face, Arial! Post by: Spanky on March 25, 2010, 06:11:33 PM [preemptive Spanky strike] [sm_thumbsup2]I go away for awhile, come back and you guys are talking fonts? (http://www.aolcdn.com/aolr/ariel-redhead-400ds0711.jpg) |