"DEMSAS: On official communications because apparently it was changed by the Biden administration for because there was accessibility reasons with some fonts. Some fonts that are rounder, for instance, people are familiar with Comic Sans can be easier to read. And it was changed for those reasons. I had no idea that was what's happening. But as my font nerd group chat is very, very obsessed with this."
"CORNISH: You also have a font nerd group chat? DEMSAS: Yes. Yes. CORNISH: Oh, my God. So into this. (CROSS TALK) CORNISH: No, I had a vigorous argument about sans serif and serif fonts this week. DEMSAS: To be clear, I prefer serif fonts. But I'm just sort of like, it's kind of weird to me CORNISH: What? DEMSAS: Yes. CORNISH: You're off the panel. Time for time for Rob Bluey. BLUEY: I've got to be invited to this"
The State Department adopted 15-point Calibri in 2023 after a chief diversity officer recommended the change to improve readability for people with disabilities. Secretary Marco Rubio reversed the change this week, restoring Times New Roman and framing the move as opposition to DEIA initiatives. The reversal provoked ridicule on television and sparked conversations about whether font choices serve accessibility or political signaling. Participants in the televised exchange described passionate preferences for serif versus sans-serif typefaces, referenced Comic Sans and rounder fonts as easier to read for some, and noted informal "font nerd" group chats that debated legibility and style.
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