Signage using the typeface Calibri, which has been banned by US secretary of state Marco Rubio from use by the US State Department. Typefaces are no joke, no insignificant mere decoration, but imbued with as much meaning as the words they shape. Echoing Trump’s recent diktat requiring a return to the classical style in federal architecture, Rubio’s order also cited the origins of serif typefaces in Roman antiquity. 'Echoing Donald Trump’s recent diktat requiring a return to the classical style in federal architecture, Marco Rubio’s order also cited the origins of serif typefaces in Roman antiquity. Could it be that Times New Roman’s authority, professionalism and decorum make Trumpian lies more palatable than Calibri does?

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 09:47 UTC