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  1. Fernando MateusSep 16 2009 11:00 AM

    This seems a never ending story. Looking forward to read the next chapters ;)

  2. Joe NickloSep 16 2009 11:11 AM

    Now HOPEFULLY people can get off IKEA\'s case. It\'s sad, some people just have to FIND something to whine about.

  3. FeliceSep 16 2009 12:09 PM

    That\'s probably WHY they changed—knowing this.

  4. Emily RoseSep 16 2009 1:55 PM

    I was VERY upset with IKEA. But I ordered the catalogue and I\'m over it. It looks fine.

  5. JohnSep 16 2009 5:01 PM

    I\'m liking the samples of the new versions!

  6. Ian Storm TaylorSep 16 2009 5:02 PM

    I\'m sick of people complaining about people who complain about IKEA. Not everyone involved was \"whining\" about the switch. There was, actually, some very interesting debate from both sides on whether it was justified and/or a smart move for the company or not. In fact, for many of the counter-Verdana arguments, this announcement is irrelevant.

    So, Joe, by \"whining\" about \"whiners\", you prove yourself to be a hypocrite.

  7. Ian Storm TaylorSep 16 2009 5:02 PM

    On an OT note: It would be nice if the \"Post comment\" button had a hover/active state and a pointer cursor as well.

  8. Alex O\'NealSep 16 2009 6:48 PM

    I\'m glad the font changes are happening, and perhaps that did drive IKEA\'s font switch. But that was not the only topic under debate in IKEA\'s design changes, and listening to the discussion in various forums I heard interesting thoughts. So I\'m not going to complain about complainers - they\'re the people who drive us all to keep making things better.(Sometimes they even make improvements themselves!)

  9. John Mindiola IIISep 17 2009 3:24 AM

    I want to be excited about this, I really do, but is anyone else out there really afraid of what these type families might look like? I know I am. The Verdana Light and Regular aren\'t instilling much hope in me.

  10. sasquatchSep 17 2009 9:12 AM

    still ugly

  11. David VosburgSep 17 2009 9:57 AM

    It would be really nice to have some nice light fonts that have web support instead of spending time trying to \"redeem\" Verdana for print?

  12. Raymond BriglebSep 17 2009 1:40 PM

    Interesting. The lighter weight Georgia is not bad, reminds me of Mrs. Eaves. But Verdana is still a hard pill to swallow in its standard weight. The new weights are an improvement.

  13. YuraSep 17 2009 3:40 PM

    Can\'t wait for these to come out!

  14. AnonymousSep 18 2009 8:25 AM

    Switch to Calibri. Switch to Calibri, damn you.

  15. Detroit Web DesignSep 18 2009 11:29 PM

    This is a great post. I have recently started liking Verdana. Georgia has always been a web fav.

  16. andyRespireSep 25 2009 4:00 AM

    Wow. I didn\'t expect this at all. I\'m very glad to see it, as extended OpenType sets are gaining more traction, & offer so many more possibilities.

    I\'m extremely curious how they will roll-out the new designs - especially in OSs & web browsers. Will the new fonts assume same space as previous versions? What will they call them - Verdana/Georgia Neau? @Anonymous - yes, why not just use Calibri or other newer/better Microsoft fonts?

  17. DanDec 21 2009 4:33 PM

    Georgia italic is nice.

  18. HonneykeepaJan 5 2010 7:15 AM

    I don\'t think they should change Georgia – it\'s very cool.

    The fact that they are changing the whole font instead of replacing it with a newer one makes me think about dirty branding agencies, who don\'t wanna admit their failures.

    On the other hand, a big piece of attention was driven to IKEA – maybe their marketing managers were willing that.

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