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Georgia on my mind

First the Web’s favorite font was Times New Roman.  Mostly, because nobody had a choice.  Then it was Comic Sans.  Then, Helvetica/Arial.

However, news sites especially are leading the charge into Georgia / Times New Roman fonts being the next widely adopted style.  This is most likely the result of an attempt to emulate the serif newspaper-ish feel of sites like the New York Times.  This style is especially visible in the navigation of online-only properties that are trying to inspire thoughts of a print product, and therefore, the authority of the printed word.

A few examples:

Divine Caroline:

Divine Caroline opts for Times New Roman, however it is still is the Georgia style.  Like every other site in this list, it opts for the roll-over sub navigation.  However, Divine Caroline uses the drop down effect.

The Matador Network:

BNET:

Bnet, is probably my favorite design of any news site, as seen on Twitter.

Shine:

A departure from the typical Yahoo! style.

two.one.five::

two.one.five is a Philly magazine trying to be a New York Style mag.  But damn do they know how to design.

Any others to add to the list?

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