

He figured the choice to change was more about keeping up with contemporary style trends than about improving the legibility of Calibri.ĭe Groot began working on Calibri in 2002.

He said he did not expect to be consulted about the decision and that he's glad Microsoft invests in new fonts to make its software more valuable. "I had not expected it to kind of be replaced already," he said during a video interview from his home in Berlin.
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But Lucas de Groot, known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, the Dutch type designer behind Calibri, was caught by surprise.
