You can find more information on the new fonts within Microsoft’s blog post on the new fonts, as well as more thoughts by their creators. And remember, you can always create your own fonts within Windows, using your own handwriting! “Grandview is designed for use in body text but retains the same qualities of high legibility, with subtle adjustments made for long-form reading.” Microsoft “Its gently organic and asymmetric forms help reading by emphasising the differences between letters, thus creating more recognisable word shapes.” Microsoftįinally, Grandview is yet another sans serif typeface that is derived from classic German road and railway signage, the company says. Microsoft describes it as “rooted in the design of old-style serif text typefaces and evokes their comfortable familiarity,” it says. Seaford is another take on a sans serif typeface. Skeena is ideal for body text in long documents, as well as in shorter passages often found in presentations, brochures, tables, and reports.” Microsoft “Its strokes are modulated, with a noticeable contrast between thick and thin and a distinctive slice applied to the ends of many of the strokes. “Skeena is a ‘humanist’ sans serif based on the shapes of traditional serif text typefaces,” Microsoft says. Microsoft describes Skeena as a fresh take on the sans serif fonts that it’s used for years.
Microsoft calls Bierstadt “a precise, contemporary sans serif typeface inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography,” and a “versatile typeface that expresses simplicity and rationality in a highly readable form, Bierstadt is also notably clear-cut with stroke endings that emphasise order and restraint.” Microsoft
“Elements such as large dots, accents, and punctuation make Tenorite comfortable to read at small sizes onscreen, and crisp-looking shapes and wide characters create a generally open feeling,” Microsoft says. Tenorite is described as reminiscent of a “traditional workhorse sans serif,” but with a warmer feel. Here's more information on each of the new fonts.
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