Microsoft fonts have had a huge impact on type, even if it might not be the first company you think of in terms of typography. You might think of the big type foundries, Adobe or even Apple, which is well known for its own choice of San Francisco and New York as its brand typefaces. But one graphic designer argues that Microsoft is the company that has had the biggest impact on typography in the last 50 years.
In the video below, the veteran graphic designer and self-described type nerd Linus Bowman explores 10 iconic Microsoft fonts. He believes that if we imagined worlds where either Adobe, Apple or Microsoft didn't exist, it would be the latter that would be the most different in terms of typography if not also on computing in general (see our pick of the best free fonts for alternatives).
