Memo from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using the Times New Roman typeface in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
The department under Rubio’s predecessor Antony Blinken switched to Calibri in 2023, claiming the modern sans-serif typeface was more accessible for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features and was the default in Microsoft products.
Because the Swiss are foreign
Actually, it’s a little surprising now that I think of it that the US government never designed its own official font. That’s exactly the sort of weird shit any administration might try
Yeah, even Italy designed their official font. It’s called Titillium.
Instinctively I feel like doing that is a bad idea, since it makes it easier for scammers to create documents that have the feel of authority when trying to con people.