Depends on what you do.
replyAre you building a slide deck on your systems architecture? Probably doesn't matter.
Are you building a marketing deck on your new corporate identity? Probably matters a lot.
Either way, the tool I'm using shouldn't be the one deciding what matters and what doesn't. Just let me use my font as I please!
I could see some kafkaesque organization writing-up or firing someone for using the wrong font on a PowerPoint presentation.
replySuch companies should be mocked and shamed, not held up as examples to follow.
It doesn't matter on the corporate identity either.
replyIt may not matter to you, but in this circumstance, your opinion doesn’t matter.
replyIt only matters to the designers. The users don't care which sans-serif font the designers picked, they all look the same.
replyIt’s subtle, but attention to detail all around will add up to something that looks polished. I appreciate that as a user, at least
replyFine, I’ll take the bait. If this is true, then why isn’t everything in the world Arial/Helvetica?
replyBecause people are stupid enough to worry about many things which don't matter. This includes, but is not limited to, font choices.
replyThat's the most retarded take I've seen in a while.
replyThe designers are generally the ones doing and watching presentations on design. They are also the users of the office suite in this case.
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