By John Glenday

A typography expert has lashed out at the ubiquity of Times New Roman, the font used by The Times newspaper, iPhones and default on Microsoft Word, by claiming that its very popularity has diminished its appeal.

Brian Hoff of Brian Hoff Design was amongst those to lay into the unassuming print style, warning oblivious users that “It’s telegraphing that you didn’t put any thought into the typeface that you selected”. Hoff went onto liken its use to ‘putting on sweatpants’.

Hoff made the remarks after speaking to Bloomberg about the suitability, or otherwise, of various fonts for CV’s but his sentiments were Read full story ›

Source: The Drum