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Re:Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? by chasedehan on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:02AM (#18542755)
I’m curious why Ubuntu as a font was included on this list. While it technically is a font, it’s a font shipped with an OS. There is no mention in the article about problems with default fonts shipped with windows or macOS.
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Re:Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? by floatboth on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:33PM (#18547487)
They use it for branding too: https://www.ubuntu.com
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Re:Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? by chipaca on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:14PM (#18544941)
I assume it's to underline the "smaller" argument. Working at Canonical, none of the other companies on that list is "small". I think AirBnB is the smallest that isn't us, and it's got over a thousand.

I don't know how big it was when it made the font though.

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Re:Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? by balefrost on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:37AM (#18543112)
San Francisco (Apple's font) is also mentioned.
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Re:Why are tech companies making custom typefaces? by hackerbrother on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:01AM (#18543402)
I really dislike this font
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