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1. infotainment ◴[] No.46224795[source]
I still can’t believe they switched to Calibri at all; the only people who should be using Calibri are people who don’t realize that Microsoft Word lets you pick other fonts.

I do wish they’d gone for a classier serif though; Garamond was right there.

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2. adamhartenz ◴[] No.46224909[source]
You think the US govenment would go for a French typeface?
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3. publicdebates ◴[] No.46224979[source]
I'm a Kings Caslon kinda guy myself. Partial to those more practical fonts. Can't beat 1800s print, they perfected the art by that point.
4. weinzierl ◴[] No.46225015[source]
To be fair, they did choose a Roman one - one with proper Italics even.
5. askew ◴[] No.46225026[source]
A "thank you" for La Liberté éclairant le monde.
6. ben_w ◴[] No.46225040[source]
There's a certain je ne sais quoi to the US government's relationship with France.

  Le problème avec les Américains, c'est qu'ils n'ont pas de mot pour «entrepreneur».