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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 6, 2024 3:42:22 GMT
I saw a funny reel on Facebook this morning about Aptos replacing Calibri as the Windows default font: Fonts Hanging OutI was hoping that the letter 'a' in this new font was going to be a single storey a and not a double story a, but alas it is not to be. Why do the vast majority of fonts use a double storey 'a'? I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of people write a single storey ' a'. (Hence the poll.) Also, I hate that the only option for me to type a single storey 'a' here was to use Comic Sans!
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 6, 2024 3:48:44 GMT
Oh! And the letter 'g' !! Aptos has a stupid double stacked g like this g instead of how 99.9% of people write it: gNow I'm even more (irrationally) annoyed!
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Post by KiwiJo on Apr 6, 2024 4:10:10 GMT
I like Aptos far more than Calibri….. If a font has to have the lowercase ‘a’ with the stupid tail at the top, then at least the Aptos one isn’t as tall as Calibri. I much prefer the single-storey lowercase ‘a’. One of my favourite fonts is Century Gothic - I like roundness of it all. Except for the uppercase M with it’s weirdly sloping sides.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 6, 2024 4:10:12 GMT
Yeah, in handwriting I use a single story "a" and a simple "g" as in Comic Sans. I actually often use Comic Sans for printed journaling.
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Post by katlady on Apr 6, 2024 4:34:24 GMT
So, I used to do calligraphy, so I've learned how to do a double stacked "a" and "g". I will still throw in a double stacked "a" in my handwriting, especially if I am writing fast. I don't do a double stacked "g' too much anymore. It is fun to write though. Maybe a lot of fonts double stack the "a" because it is easier to quickly distinguish from an "o".
ETA - I don't even have the "Aptos" font on my Mac so I don't know what it looks like. I'll have to wait till I open up my office laptop.
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Post by chaosisapony on Apr 6, 2024 4:34:44 GMT
I prefer to do any typing with Segoe. It's a nice, clear text that seems a little less formal without being comic sans lol.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 6, 2024 8:21:49 GMT
ETA - I don't even have the "Aptos" font on my Mac so I don't know what it looks like. I'll have to wait till I open up my office laptop. It apparently used to be called Bierstadt. I don't have either on my MacBook. I will have to check on my (Windows) work laptop on Monday. One of my favourite fonts is Century Gothic - I like roundness of it all. Except for the uppercase M with it’s weirdly sloping sides. Yes, Century Gothic is one of my favourite fonts. I also like Geosans, which also has that weird sloping uppercase M. (Why?)
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Post by pjaye on Apr 6, 2024 10:53:21 GMT
When we were in high school my best friend and I trained ourselves to write the double story a. I wrote it that way for a long time, until I switched back to mainly single story...now I switch between the two depending on what I'm writing.
I still use mainly Edge as a browser, because I like the font better than Chrome. I use Chrome for some things, like shopping, but if I'm reading forums or FB, then I always use Edge, I was pissed off when they stopped Explorer.
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Post by meriannj on Apr 6, 2024 12:27:25 GMT
I prefer to do any typing with Segoe. It's a nice, clear text that seems a little less formal without being comic sans lol. so happy someone else is a Segoe fan too, i also like Aviner for many things.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 6, 2024 12:52:20 GMT
I was today years old to learn that letters have single or double storey ps i def write with a single
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Post by KelleeM on Apr 6, 2024 12:56:34 GMT
I’ll duck for cover as I admit I’m a fan of Comic Sans! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by purplebee on Apr 6, 2024 12:57:53 GMT
I’ll duck for cover as I admit I’m a fan of Comic Sans! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Me too!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 6, 2024 12:59:52 GMT
At different times of my life (I'm 58) I have changed my printing style. In my 30's I used a two story "a" and a stacked "g". With technology i handwrite / print much less, and it really shows in my inconsistent handwriting.
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Post by FurryP on Apr 6, 2024 13:39:40 GMT
Eww. I can't stand Comic Sans. Looks childish to me. Single storey for the letter A.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 6, 2024 13:44:17 GMT
For generic fonts, my usual go to is Arial and if I can’t have that I pick Helvetica. I prefer round a’s like the ones in JollyGood Sans, but I do love the look of a nice double stacked lower case g even though I never write it that way myself.
I’m a bit of a font hoarder and I have literally hundreds on each computer that I use for different purposes. Most of the fonts on my HP laptop I use for cutting files. Most of the fonts on my MacBook are used for graphic design/printing. I try to be a little more selective with the ones I have installed on my iPad for storage space reasons, but even on that I have a lot that I use with ProCreate for cookies. I really like piping tall skinny fonts like the Rae Dunn words because they’re easy to do.
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Post by Merge on Apr 6, 2024 13:45:19 GMT
I voted both for single and double story a. No rhyme or reason - I just do it both ways.
I noticed a few years ago that kindergarten teachers were teaching kids to recognize both versions of g and a in print, because some were understandably confused why the letters in their printed books didn't look like the letters they were taught to write. I don't know when they started doing that.
I'm fine with Aptos, also. I don't usually have strong feelings about fonts unless they're super decorative.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 6, 2024 14:23:38 GMT
I was today years old to learn that letters have single or double storey ps i def write with a single Same. The only time that I really pay attention to font is if it is hard to read. That said, I generally pick ariel for font when using my laptop.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 6, 2024 14:27:38 GMT
I was today years old to learn that letters have single or double storey ps i def write with a single I’m feeling stupid I never heard of this double stacked talk before.
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Post by workingclassdog on Apr 6, 2024 14:31:26 GMT
I had to use Times for work and that is what I have always used most of the time.
Now I use Georgian in my emails and in italics. It’s easy to read and looks pretty. 🤩
Does anyone remember the pea who took your handwriting and made it into a font? I don’t think I have mine anymore but I loved it for scrapbooking.
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Post by paulao on Apr 6, 2024 14:57:02 GMT
I’ve also never heard of double story letters.
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Post by Rhondito on Apr 6, 2024 16:09:48 GMT
I saw a funny reel on Facebook this morning about Aptos replacing Calibri as the Windows default font OMG I AM NOT CRAZY! I have been wondering why all the sudden my email font changed and I thought it was something I did! I've been so confused!
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Post by mich5481 on Apr 6, 2024 17:54:05 GMT
Yeah, in handwriting I use a single story "a" and a simple "g" as in Comic Sans. I actually often use Comic Sans for printed journaling. I used Comic Sans for a bunch of papers in undergrad - the font kerning meant it took up more space than Times New Roman or Arial, without being super obvious. 🤣 This, of course, only worked in my government major classes, where we also used my beloved Turabian style book. I may have dropped my plans to double major (or at least minor) in history when I had a professor who demanded Times New Roman size 12, 1 inch margins, and 22 lines of text per page (apparently he'd had students who loaded up on citations/footnotes in the past). Too much hassle for me!
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Post by Katiepotatie on Apr 6, 2024 19:06:21 GMT
I noticed a few years ago that kindergarten teachers were teaching kids to recognize both versions of g and a in print, because some were understandably confused why the letters in their printed books didn't look like the letters they were taught to write. I don't know when they started doing that. Kinder teacher here… We’ve been teaching “fancy a” and “”fancy g” for at least 20 years. Also, when I read “single or double story” I was totally confused! I wondered who would write a lowercase a as tall as an uppercase letter. It took me a bit of reading to realize it referred to the formation, not the size! 😂
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 6, 2024 22:31:59 GMT
I answered Oprah because I have no idea what the difference is between a single-and double-story a is LOL. That's why I gave examples in my first post, in case the terminology wasn't clear. I had to google to find out the terms "storey" and "stacked" were used for fonts. Single storey a = a : the letter is just a round shape with a straight edge Double storey a = a : the letter is a round shape with a curved "tail" at the top
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Post by Neisey on Apr 7, 2024 2:01:38 GMT
I answered Oprah because I have no idea what the difference is between a single-and double-story a is LOL. That's why I gave examples in my first post, in case the terminology wasn't clear. I had to google to find out the terms "storey" and "stacked" were used for fonts. Single storey a = a : the letter is just a round shape with a straight edge Double storey a = a : the letter is a round shape with a curved "tail" at the top On my phone both of your samples are double-storey lol. I was so confused trying to figure out the difference so I googled.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 7, 2024 2:43:55 GMT
On my phone both of your samples are double-storey lol. I was so confused trying to figure out the difference so I googled. Oh, haha, I just checked on my phone and you're right! I mainly use my MacBook to Pea, so it didn't occur to me that people wouldn't be able to see the different fonts if Peaing from their phones.
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Post by TXMary on Apr 7, 2024 4:29:04 GMT
That's why I gave examples in my first post, in case the terminology wasn't clear. I had to google to find out the terms "storey" and "stacked" were used for fonts. Single storey a = a : the letter is just a round shape with a straight edge Double storey a = a : the letter is a round shape with a curved "tail" at the top On my phone both of your samples are double-storey lol. I was so confused trying to figure out the difference so I googled. I have never heard of this and I couldn’t tell the difference on my iPad either. I was so confused. Google helped.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Apr 7, 2024 4:45:38 GMT
I answered Oprah because I have no idea what the difference is between a single-and double-story a is LOL. That's why I gave examples in my first post, in case the terminology wasn't clear. I had to google to find out the terms "storey" and "stacked" were used for fonts. Single storey a = a : the letter is just a round shape with a straight edge Double storey a = a : the letter is a round shape with a curved "tail" at the top Neither of those look like my letters when I write them, so it was confusing when there was discussion of people writing a single stack letter. On my phone, both of your samples have curved tails above the letter, although one is a little more fancy. I couldn’t see any difference that made one single and the other double.
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Post by katlady on Apr 7, 2024 5:20:11 GMT
If you are still confused, here is a font with a single story "a": fonts.adobe.com/fonts/futura-ptLook at the sample sentence to see it - The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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