Tiny detail alert - new font style on My Account page
Feb 20, 21, 6:08 pm
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Tiny detail alert - new font style on My Account page
This is one of the least substantial things I could ever start a post on - but I noticed things like your point count, Your Progress YTD, night/points count, etc. all have a new "fanciful" font, totally clashes with the more minimal style of the WOH logo. Maybe more distinct/ownable...but can't say I like it, doesn't feel clean/modern...feels something like Marriott would do frankly, or maybe Continental pre-United merger when they had their super dated 90s font style.
Will see if it lasts...
Will see if it lasts...
Feb 20, 21, 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
This is one of the least substantial things I could ever start a post on - but I noticed things like your point count, Your Progress YTD, night/points count, etc. all have a new "fanciful" font, totally clashes with the more minimal style of the WOH logo. Maybe more distinct/ownable...but can't say I like it, doesn't feel clean/modern...feels something like Marriott would do frankly, or maybe Continental pre-United merger when they had their super dated 90s font style.
Will see if it lasts...
Will see if it lasts...
Feb 20, 21, 6:22 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
This is one of the least substantial things I could ever start a post on - but I noticed things like your point count, Your Progress YTD, night/points count, etc. all have a new "fanciful" font, totally clashes with the more minimal style of the WOH logo. Maybe more distinct/ownable...but can't say I like it, doesn't feel clean/modern...feels something like Marriott would do frankly, or maybe Continental pre-United merger when they had their super dated 90s font style.
Will see if it lasts...
Will see if it lasts...
David
Feb 20, 21, 7:28 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
This is one of the least substantial things I could ever start a post on - but I noticed things like your point count, Your Progress YTD, night/points count, etc. all have a new "fanciful" font, totally clashes with the more minimal style of the WOH logo. Maybe more distinct/ownable...but can't say I like it, doesn't feel clean/modern...feels something like Marriott would do frankly, or maybe Continental pre-United merger when they had their super dated 90s font style.
Will see if it lasts...
Will see if it lasts...
Feb 20, 21, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by joachimm
Least substantial? This bothers me more than not getting a Globalist suite upgrade.
Maybe not as much, but for me it is profession-adjacent...it is a visual cacophony
Feb 20, 21, 7:45 pm
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This caused me to check the website. What I noticed is fancy font are associated to BOLD type for highlight purposes, whereas plain font is not bold. I don't have any problem with that. You can quickly glance at the important details of your account.
Last edited by CIT85; Feb 20, 21 at 7:52 pm
Feb 20, 21, 8:04 pm
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Originally Posted by CIT85
This caused me to check the website. What I noticed is fancy font are associated to BOLD type for highlight purposes, whereas plain font is not bold. I don't have any problem with that. You can quickly glance at the important details of your account.
but they are totally different. Madness I tell you!
Feb 20, 21, 8:15 pm
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Originally Posted by CIT85
This caused me to check the website. What I noticed is fancy font are associated to BOLD type for highlight purposes, whereas plain font is not bold. I don't have any problem with that. You can quickly glance at the important details of your account.
In general I think Hyatt's digital assets are well designed both visually and functionally, and perform well with high reliability. But this was a (minor) misstep.
Feb 20, 21, 10:19 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
Maybe not as much, but for me it is profession-adjacent...it is a visual cacophonyBut the WoH logotype? Horrible. Like someone fired up MS Word and typed
W O R L D
O F
H Y A T T
separated by spaces in a blue box with whatever the hell that gross ugly typeface is they use. It all hurts my eyes.
O F
H Y A T T
Feb 20, 21, 10:31 pm
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Originally Posted by born sleepy
As a former graphic designer, it's pretty awful.
But the WoH logotype? Horrible. Like someone fired up MS Word and typed
But the WoH logotype? Horrible. Like someone fired up MS Word and typed
W O R L D
O F
H Y A T T
separated by spaces in a blue box with whatever the hell that gross ugly typeface is they use. It all hurts my eyes.O F
H Y A T T
Bring back the old logo too!
David
Feb 20, 21, 11:03 pm
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The type is boring and that red arc is 90s swoosh, like Nike/Sealy, but it's a look, and memorable, and a better effort than the current phoned-it-in WoH logotype.
Feb 20, 21, 11:17 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
This is one of the least substantial things I could ever start a post on - but I noticed things like your point count, Your Progress YTD, night/points count, etc. all have a new "fanciful" font, totally clashes with the more minimal style of the WOH logo. Maybe more distinct/ownable...but can't say I like it, doesn't feel clean/modern...feels something like Marriott would do frankly, or maybe Continental pre-United merger when they had their super dated 90s font style.
Will see if it lasts...
Will see if it lasts...
ecch...
David
Feb 20, 21, 11:26 pm
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Originally Posted by born sleepy
The type is boring and that red arc is 90s swoosh, like Nike/Sealy, but it's a look, and memorable, and a better effort than the current phoned-it-in WoH logotype.
David
