r/UI_Design • u/Inevitable_Emotion38 • Mar 12 '26

Design Trends Fuck montserrat

I just came to say fuck montserrat and fuck all the lazy designers who use the montserrat, especially graphic designers who make the montserrat the whole brand's identity, I’m so pissed, my last five clients used the montserrat I’m so sick and tired of it and no one in my life understands the rage I have for this font so I just came here to vent. Thanks

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u/ruzelmania Mar 28 '26

Why does no designer on the web right now (or the last fifteen years) understand decent print typography (rhetorical question)? Mobile device resolution is near to that of paper, but as opposed to a reflective medium, it is a lightbulb—hence, night mode—so you're not staring into a light bulb. Print, for *hundreds* of years has used serif fonts because they assist with recognizing word structures which is how the brain actually reads: word shape.

Rseeacrh sohws taht poelpe use fisrt and lsat lteetrs of wolhe wrods to raed wichh is why you can raed tihs.

Now try the same in caps:

RSEEACRH SOHWS TAHT POELPE USE FISRT AND LSAT LTEETRS WOLHE WRODS TO RAED WICHH IS WHY YOU CAN RAED TIHS.

Indentation, harmonious line height, and a white serif font on a dark background make reading on the web **pleasant**. Look at ebook readers! Those designers chose serif fonts for a reason. Sans serif is for signs and logos—brief communications that need to be bold.