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Evan Stewart

Vercel (in collaboration with Basement Studio) just dropped a stunning new font with sans and mono variations. Is Geist going to be the new Inter?

Geist Font — Vercel
Geist is a typeface made for developers and designers, embodying Vercel's design principles of simplicity, minimalism, and speed, drawing inspiration from the renowned Swiss design movement.
jonathan
Replying to @stewart

I hope it’s better than Inter. Inter is a cheap Helvetica knockoff

Ibro Chundusu
Replying to @d3s19n @stewart

I still believe that most typefaces are designed for commercial reasons, just to make money or for identity purposes. In reality the number of good typefaces is rather limited and most of the new ones are elaborations on pre-existing faces. /🍝

jonathan
Replying to @ibro @stewart

True also in the king run it can be cheaper to just have your own made because licensing these days is pretty expensive

Ibro Chundusu
Replying to @d3s19n @stewart

I was kind kind of joking at first but yeah this is true. Neo-grotesques are probably the most guilty. There's also a decent OFL pool now.