Lucas de Groot - the Dutch designer who created Calibri — also expressed mixed feelings about his typeface being nixed. "The decision to abandon Calibri on the grounds of it being a so-called 'wasteful diversity font' is both hilarious and regrettable," de Groot told The Independent. "Calibri was specifically designed to enhance readability on modern computer screens and was selected by Microsoft in 2007 to replace Times New Roman as the default font in the Office suite. There were sound reasons for moving away from Times: Calibri performs exceptionally well at small sizes and on standard office monitors, whereas serif fonts like Times New Roman tend to appear more distorted." "Serif fonts are often perceived as more traditional, but they are also more demanding to use effectively," he added. "While a skilled typographer can, in theory, produce excellent results with Times, using it in its default digital form is not considered professional practice."