Aptos Unveiled: Microsoft's New Typeface | In-Depth Designer Review & Comparison with Calibri

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Welcome to a revolutionary shift in Microsoft's design approach! In this in-depth review, we bid farewell to the old Calibri and dive into Aptos, Microsoft's brand new default typeface. Discover the cutting-edge technology behind Aptos and why it's a critical and positive change. 🔍
From its modern and grotesque style, inspired by the likes of Helvetica, to the groundbreaking variable type technology, join me, Designer_0014, as we explore Aptos's distinct characters and its impact on the future of typeface design. With unique aesthetics and design considerations, Aptos represents the epitome of what a 21st-century font should be. 🎨
We'll also compare it with Calibri, examining what made Calibri outdated, and why Aptos is leaps and bounds ahead. Plus, get my thoughts on some of its best characters and a few quirks I'm scratching my head about. 🧐
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@Cerith99 11 ай бұрын

I'm mostly happy the new font distinguishes more between a lowercase L and an uppercase I. Here in Wales, we have some bilingual signs that have mistakes in them because someone who doesn't speak Welsh had to consult a translator and probably misread the typeface they used. For example, the Welsh word for yoghurt is "iogwrt", but most supermarkets label them as "Logwrt" because of this problem, so hopefully with people shifting to Aptos that's less likely to happen in the future!

@jc_hardt 11 ай бұрын

That's super interesting! I'm always fascinated by how fonts perform across different cultures. Thanks for sharing!

@davelash1219 5 ай бұрын

Six months after this video came out, I heard of Aptos for the first time. What an excellent introduction and primer! Can't believe it hasn't had more likes (42)!!

@jc_hardt 3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback!

@tenewo 11 ай бұрын

Well, that’s a nicely and interesting produced video, props! Hoping to see more like this in the future! 🇨🇭🚀

@jc_hardt 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Much more to come!

@caboh 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Especially when it gets underway at 4:50. Kudos!

@jc_hardt 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 💯

@jorgemiguelmilano1535 4 ай бұрын

8:51 Nice. But on a serious note, Aptos feels like a challenger to SF Pro from macOS.

@jc_hardt 3 ай бұрын

💯💯💯

@TremereTT 5 ай бұрын

Whats wrong with Bierstadt? They could at least name it Warstein, Flensburg, Frankfurt, Einbeck usw. Also wasn't Aptos even more controvesial? btw. I like the one! It looks like European one. Would have liked to have seen a European 7 too!

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

I liked the name Bierstadt, but it's not the easiest thing to say 😅

@TremereTT 5 ай бұрын

@@jc_hardt Well , the fact that it means "beer city" would have been worth keeping alone. What is your take an Non-English 7 , you know the one that doesn't lack the vertical strike in the middle? It's kinda rare in typefaces.

@georgek7566 9 ай бұрын

What about if I am looking for a default font that is compatible in cross-platform applications? Is Verdana the way to go?

@jc_hardt 9 ай бұрын

Verenda can be a good option! Most typefaces can be installed on any device, but if you're working with a company that cannot manage installing a custom font, Verenda or Helvetica/Arial are my go to typefaces. I hope this helps!

@jonwatte4293 4 ай бұрын

Something that "feels modern" will actually last less long, because a stronger appearance wears out faster. In a very important way, the less something sticks out, the more it will last.

@jc_hardt 3 ай бұрын

This is very true, but I would argue this was Calibri's problem. It was designed to be "modern" but then became outdated quickly. The nice thing about Aptos is it takes inspiration from Helvetica, which has been established as a workhorse font for over 50 years and is still going strong.

@huldar 4 ай бұрын

Do you have any thoughts on the font in terms of inclusivity? Like when it comes to dyslexic people I hear that having really distinguished letters helps. Perhaps that’s a possible reason for the c and the e to be so different? What do you think?

@jc_hardt 3 ай бұрын

Great question! Super important. Lexend was actually designed specifically to help with dyslexia. I believe the designer was also a reading therapist. Certain typefaces are easier than others, and we should lean into that when possible!

@rufusfromjohto7515 5 ай бұрын

I will keep to Arial, the squiggly lower case g always put me off calibri and will keep me away from aptos. It is just a strong personal preference.

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

Arial is a great font! 💯

@EspdiVideoG Ай бұрын

Nice font.

@jc_hardt Ай бұрын

I agree!

@EspdiVideoG 10 күн бұрын

@@jc_hardtI did an update in Microsoft Office in November 2023 and my laptop started to have aptos as default font to my new documents. I spotted up other differences, but this time not with the Swiss fonts of 1957, but with Ariel. The number one (1) has the cap like Arial. The number seven (7) has a straight leg, which it means: that glyph isn’t inspired by Helvetic’s or arial, but with Adrian Frutiger’s Univers, another Swiss 1957 font. It’s been 1 year today and I still like it! Thank you for this interesting video. For how many years you think that aptos is the default? Because I really like it and it will be better if this is the default forever.

@nickkulper 6 ай бұрын

Man we got new default font before GTA VI

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@Eugensson 9 ай бұрын

Aptos is not better than Calibri for low res screens, which are still prominent in corporate devices, where most MS Office users live. Aptos is designed for hi res screens.

@jc_hardt 9 ай бұрын

This is an interesting take! I can see how this could be an issue, but I imagine over the next decade or two it will become less and less of an issue.

@Eugensson 9 ай бұрын

@@jc_hardt Fingers crossed. I am tired of 1080p 14” laptops.

@gerededasein1182 5 ай бұрын

I think it's ca-LI-bri, not CA-li-bri? /kəˈliːbri/ is the pronunciation given on Wikipedia. (Still like your enthusiasm, regardless.)

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

😆👍

@tmb8807 7 ай бұрын

I’ve been trying really hard to like it, and it has grown on me a bit, but there are things that are not making it easy. I’m a heavy Excel user so Aptos Narrow is the variant I’ve been using most. But there are some really glaring issues with it that seem to be related to how it’s being rendered in Excel specifically. Numerals look absolutely horridly narrow and amateurish at 11pt, and completely different to either 10 or 12pt (at least in the desktop app - rendering seems to be different on the web). And the ‘1’ numeral just inexplicably received a bottom bar, similar to Calibri, making Narrow inconsistent with the rest of the family (but again, only in the desktop app, not on the web). I was concerned all this was related to rendering just being terrible on lower resolution displays (my laptop is 1080p), but I’ve had the same experience at 1440p. So I’m hoping these are teething problems and once they’ve stopped messing around with it, it’ll look more uniform and I’ll eventually just forget about it.

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

Great feedback! I haven’t tested it in Excel yet!

@DimiChris 10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry but Aptos is a boring typeface. If were to choose a new default typeface for Microsoft Office. then it would be Source Sans 3 from Google Fonts, which is way more elegant and modern.

@jc_hardt 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! What do you think makes Aptos boring? 🤔

@DimiChris 10 ай бұрын

@@jc_hardt mostly the fact that it resembles the Helvetica and the Arial font, despite the differences. It's a very 'common' typeface, there's nothing very new about it, imo.

@jc_hardt 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I think Microsoft probably intended for it to feel like Helvetica and Arial, give that those typefaces are so foundational. If we think of all the places this typeface will need to live, it makes sense to opt on the side of versatility rather than uniqueness, which may not translate to a wide variety of use cases.

@Eugensson 9 ай бұрын

Well that's the purpose, the default font must be boring. It should not steal attention from the content itself.

@Theampersand 6 ай бұрын

It’s pronounced “app toss”

@jc_hardt 5 ай бұрын

🤔🫡🤷🏽‍♂️

@benfidar 2 ай бұрын

I used Calibri because I thought I had no choice. I got used to it, begrudgingly. I love Helvetica, still, I would be over the moon happy if I could use it seemlessly. I hate Aptos. I hope I get used to it since I am being forced to use it or add steps to my workflow that will become thousands and thousands of extra useless steps. Microsoft sucks. Hard. Why can't we have nice things?

@jc_hardt 2 ай бұрын

😂 We should all just start using Helvetica everywhere all the time.