diff --git a/samples/simple/hello.py b/samples/simple/hello.py
index eaa12d97..39aab931 100644
--- a/samples/simple/hello.py
+++ b/samples/simple/hello.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ pnl = wx.Panel(frm)
 pnl.BackgroundColour = 'sky blue'
 
 st = wx.StaticText(pnl, -1, 'Hello World!', (15,10))
-st.SetFont(wx.Font(14, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD))
+st.SetFont(wx.FFont(14, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD))
 
 st = wx.StaticText(pnl, pos=(15,40), 
         label='This is wxPython %s\nrunning on Python %s %s' % 
         (wx.version(), sys.version.split(' ')[0], platform.architecture()[0]))
-st.SetFont(wx.Font(10, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD))
+st.SetFont(wx.FFont(10, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD))
 
 bmp = wx.Bitmap(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'phoenix_main.png'))
 sb = wx.StaticBitmap(pnl, label=bmp, pos=(15,85))