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1. www.vox.com › 2015/8/25 › 9200801Why the Wingdings font exists - Vox

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   Aug 25, 2015 · The below is just a brief example of Wingdings weirdness: Wingdings and friends. (Vox) But Wingdings is much more than just a quirky font. It was —and remains — a phenomenon. In the early ...

2. www.shortlist.com › news › this-is-the-real-reasonThis is the real, surprising reason why the Wingdings font exists

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   Mar 14, 2016 · As a solution, Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes invented Wingdings to create a way to use images quickly and easily, that would harmonise with text. Originally, the husband and wife team made three separate fonts called Lucida Icons, Lucida Arrows, and Lucida Stars, but they soon combined them all together to build the batsh*t font that we know ...

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4. lb.larrybillinger.com › wingdings-from-wackyWingdings: From Wacky Symbols to Computer Legacy

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   Born from the collaborative minds behind the Lucida font family—Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes—Wingdings emerged when Microsoft saw gold in Lucida’s symbolic characters. This collaboration gave birth to not one but three fonts: Wingdings, Wingdings 2, and Wingdings 3. These fonts addressed a practical challenge of the computer age ...

5. explainplease.co.uk › whats-the-story-behind-theWhat's the Story Behind the Wingdings Font?

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   Dec 21, 2023 · Despite its diminished utility, the enigmatic Wingdings font continues to beguile and captivate, emblematic of an era when practicality and creativity converged in the realm of digital typography. The Enigma of Wingdings. In closing, the enduring enigma of Wingdings prompts reflection on the ever-evolving nature of technology.

6. archive.nerdist.com › the-complete-history-of-theThe Complete History of the Wingdings Font — Nerdist

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   The history of the Wingdings font is a surprising one and explained quite well in a recent video by Phil Edwards for the Vox YouTube channel. The font was made famous (if fonts can be considered as such) by Microsoft when they acquired a collection of “dingbat fonts” created by typography experts Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes ...

7. uxdesign.cc › the-origin-story-of-the-wingdingsWhy does the Wingdings font exist? | UX Collective

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   May 31, 2021 · The Takeaway. Wingdings is one of the most recognizable fonts ever. It carries the legacy of dingbats, an innovative practice from the 19th century. It is also the grandfather of the popular emoticons and the center of a curious coincidence that inspired conspiracy theories in the modern world.

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   What is Wingdings weirdness?

   • The below is just a brief example of Wingdings weirdness: Wingdings and friends. (Vox) But Wingdings is much more than just a quirky font. It was —and remains — a phenomenon. In the early '90s, it was one of the first times people realized fonts could break through to the mainstream.

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   What is the point of Wingdings?

   • WINGDINGS ARE A FASCINATING MEDIUM, ONE THAT DESERVES MORE RESPECT THAN YOU ARE GIVING IT. PERHAPS THE MOST MIRACULOUS THING ABOUT WINGDINGS IS THAT NO ONE CAN READ IT. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU HIGHLIGHT IT AND CONVERT IT INTO SOME OTHER FONT, LIKE YOU INEVITABLY DID.

   POINT: What's the Point of that Stupid Wingdings Font

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   Why is Wingdings so famous?

   • One of the creators of Wingdings, Charles Bigelow, of the legendary design studio Bigelow & Holmes, told me Wingdings marked one of the first times a font became part of the popular culture. And when you delve into how Wingdings was born, it becomes clear why it become so iconic. Wingdings came from somewhere.

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   Is Wingdings a good font?

   • That's right: Wingdings. Microsoft Word has many fonts, ranging from the sophisticated "Helvetica" and "Chicago" to more the more exotic "Papyrus". For the most part, all of these noble fonts have their own valuable roles. Wingdings, however, has no place among these other fonts.

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9. thenoser.com › article › point_whats_the_point_of_thatPOINT: What's the Point of that Stupid Wingdings Font?

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   wingdings are a fascinating medium, one that deserves more respect than you are giving it. perhaps the most miraculous thing about wingdings is that no one can read it. it only makes sense if you highlight it and convert it into some other font, like you inevitably did. that's right, seems curiosity got the best of you didn't it?