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Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
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Re: Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
#2I don't know but I love typography so here are some font recommendations for anyone who stumbles on this thread!
Lyon Text: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/lyon_text
GT Alpina: https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-alpina
Blanco: https://www.fostertype.com/retail-type/blanco
Bridge Text: https://www.typemates.com/fonts/bridge-text
Arnhem: https://www.typeby.com/fonts/arnhem
Heldane: https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/heldane-text/
Ivar Text: https://lettersfromsweden.se/font/ivar-text/
Gliko Modern: http://r-typography.com/19_gliko-modern/
Rialto Piccolo: https://fontstand.com/fonts/rialto-piccolo-df
Concourse: https://practicaltypography.com/concourse.html
Quadraat: https://www.typeby.com/fonts/quadraat
Suisse: https://www.swisstypefaces.com/fonts/suisse/
Terza Reader: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/terza/terza_reader
Register: https://www.a2-type.co.uk/register
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Re: Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
#3I don't know whether there is an AI mechanism behind the scenes or not, but I have noticed the same pattern for multiple subjects as well.
One day you see a post about IDEs, the next hour or so it's full of IDE posts; some of them are even duplicates of the original one.
Another time will be about Machine Learning; next thing you know, it's full of posts related to the original one, with the only difference in post time.
I guess only dang could enlighten us here to understand better the HN backend logic..? /thinking
Re: Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
#4I don't know but I love typography so here are some font recommendations for anyone who stumbles on this thread! Lyon Text: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/lyon_text GT Alpina: https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-alpina Blanco: https://www.fostertype.com/retail-type/blanco Bridge Text: https://www.typemates.com/fonts/bridge-text Arnhem: https://www.typeby.com/fonts/arnhem Heldane: https://klim.co.nz/retail-font…
Good choices. If I may join.
Unica77: https://lineto.com/typefaces/unica77
GT America: https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-america
Atlas Grotesk: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/atlas/atlas_grotesk
Tiempos: https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/tiempos-text/
Sohne: https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/soehne/
LL Medium: https://lineto.com/typefaces/medium
Replica Mono LL: https://lineto.com/typefaces/replica/
Re: Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
#5I don't know but I love typography so here are some font recommendations for anyone who stumbles on this thread! Lyon Text: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/lyon_text GT Alpina: https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-alpina Blanco: https://www.fostertype.com/retail-type/blanco Bridge Text: https://www.typemates.com/fonts/bridge-text Arnhem: https://www.typeby.com/fonts/arnhem Heldane: https://klim.co.nz/retail-font…
Good choices. If I may join. Unica77: https://lineto.com/typefaces/unica77 GT America: https://www.grillitype.com/typeface/gt-america Atlas Grotesk: https://commercialtype.com/catalog/atlas/atlas_grotesk Tiempos: https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/tiempos-text/ Sohne: https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/soehne/ LL Medium: https://lineto.com/typefaces/medium Replica Mono LL: https://lineto.com/typefaces/replica/ Canela: http…
Nice! I really like the GT selections, great typefaces.
Re: Ask HN: Why are there so many posts about fonts today?
#6I don't know whether there is an AI mechanism behind the scenes or not, but I have noticed the same pattern for multiple subjects as well. One day you see a post about IDEs, the next hour or so it's full of IDE posts; some of them are even duplicates of the original one. Another time will be about Machine Learning; next thing you know, it's full of posts related to the original one, with the only difference in post t…
Most of the times it's just that the first post reminds other persons of interesting similar stuff, and they post them. Also, many times people follow the links of the original post and get new items to submit. So it's common to have waves of post of similar topics.