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If you haven't heard, droid is the new font that will drive the typography on the android platform.
currently, there is some discussion about using droid for the ubuntu default. i would be worried if this were the case, and this post will hopefully describe why i feel this way.
the standard gripes
i'd start by suggesting that changing a type without having a goal or a reason is probably the starting point. this is all standard part and parcel of my entire gripe with ubuntu design; no audience and no goal. a simple starting point, but one without a goal. why should we change the type at all?
this isn't to suggest for a second that I'm content with the typography in ubuntu. the default type in ubuntu speaks to the greater whole as being implemented without reason. it is also symptomatic of a franchise that cares extremely little about its art and design presence. look no further than the default wordmark type for further cues. this is despite the fact that someone has attempted to bring more life into the default title font."
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