Nokia done so many things for the user interfaces in general, like they’re the power behind QT as well.
As a programmer, I’m disappointed there isn’t a monospace variant.
You’ll be stuck with Fira Code forever! Hue hue hue hue
I’m actually using Monaspace Neon from Microsoft of all things. Before that it was Deja Vu Sans Mono
article has links to download the font ☞ https://en.maisfontes.com/font-family/nokia-sans-font-family-download-free
For those, like me, with the memory of a goldfish:
“You’ll quickly discover you shouldn’t use the regular variant, but should instead opt for the Nokia Sans Wide variant.”
I legitimately hate it. Trash font. Hard to read and fucking ugly. It looks like it’s almost an OCR font.
As much as I hate Google, I have to admit Roboto is a great font. Same with Microsoft and Segoe UI.
But, there will never, ever, ever be a better font than Palatino. Adobe’s Garamond Pro (and most Garamond knockoffs) are close, but Palatino is just amazing in every way. Specifically, Palatino Linotype is the best Palatino version.
That being said, Palatino doesn’t make a great display font. For that, I would much prefer Cantarell over that Nokia font.
Also, Ubuntu fonts are S tier. I don’t care if you disagree.
I don’t know you but I love you for that Palatino statement. I’ve used it since forever (ie. back when Macs were black and white) and just love the curves of the italic style. These days, on Linux, I use Tex Gyre Pagella for basically all my documents.
For UI like menus and such, I’m quite nostalgic for the Chicago font - yes, pixelated and aliased and everything.
Oh, I forgot about Cormorant! Yes, I absolutely love that font. I did my wedding invitations entirely in Cormorant and Cormorant Sans for the titles. Thanks for reminding me, and letting me know about the others! Font nerds unite!
Personally, I always use Palatino in any reader view or book app, if possible. It massively reduces my brain strain; it’s a complete godsend!
I don’t hate it like you do, but I do agree with one thing: Roboto is a great font!
Definitely agree. Also, Myriad Pro will always have a place in my heart.
I prefer the SF and IBM Plex fonts for desktop.
It’s probably used on this plaque, which has some awful grammar and typography for being carved in stone:
awful grammar and typography for being carved in stone
It’s got some chunky sentences and it needs a comma twice and a hyphen once; but is Lemmy the place to talk about this? For instance, it’s got
- no kid-pidgen, with the lols and mids and caps.
- not a single comma splice or a run-on sentence.
- some punctuation to speak of; which truly sets it apart.
Honestly, it scores above the curve, for Lemmy or for engraving. There’s surprisingly bad writing on recent monuments.
hes rite u no
Is the second line from the bottom in a smaller font than the rest? Apparently this person has never hand drawn any sort of banner or poster before. Classic mistake.
Line 3 too, and also the title.
I know but this was carved by CNC in the age of digital typography, so there’s no excuse.
Am I the only person that gives no fucks about fonts?
You do give a shit about fonts, you just don’t give a shit about discussing font choices.
I assume that if the global choice was something like Papyrus, or Windings, you’d care.
The Nokia font was a “tweak” on the original Macintosh desktop font, but kicked up for different DPI and even lower res displays. Pretty clever.
Color me uncultured, I would have believed it was helvtica if you told me it was.
