Fontu izvēle šai mājaslapai — Font Selection For This Website

It absolutely amazes me that humans are so reckless towards each other that they would make “I” indistiguishable from “l” and sometimes even from “1.”

Esmu izvēlējies viegli lasāmu fontu latviešu valodā, bet šobrīd man viņa liekās pārāk asa. Ja neatradīšu labāku fontu, pats uztaisīšu skaistu, mīļu, viegli lasāmu variantu.

 

 

Font Finals: 5 Candidates

3 survivors from previous rounds + 2 new candidates that might actually pass.
Full content below — Latvian diacriticals, English body text, headlines, confusion sentences.

Finalist 1
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next — Braille Institute + Applied Design Works + Letters From Sweden (2025 upgrade: 7 weights, variable, 150+ languages)
I l 1 | ! i
I  l  1  |  !  i
Illegal immigrants filled 11 Illinois jails. Lily called 111 allies. I’ll illustrate 1,111 illustrations.

Dainis V. Michelis 14. Saeimas vēlēšanu rezultātos

Vēlies uzzināt, kā Dainim Michelim gāja 14. Saeimas vēlēšanās? Šādi: Latvijas politiskā aina ir ilgi bijusi sarežģīta — ar 11 partijām, 100 deputātiem un neizlēmīgiem vēlētājiem, kas svārstās starp lielām un mazām koalīcijām. Ļoti ilgi Latvijā valdīja oligarhu ietekme, bet cilvēki pamazām sāka saprast, ka viņu balsīm ir nozīme. Šīs vēlēšanas bija īpašas — pirmo reizi kopš neatkarības atjaunošanas tik daudzi jaunieši piedalījās balsošanā.


Building a Digital Life: 11 Lessons from Publishing 1,111 Posts Online

I’ll admit it — I initially illustrated my ideas illegibly. Literally illegible. All 11 illustrations looked like ill-conceived doodles. But after 1,111 posts, I finally learned: clarity is kindness. Legibility is love. And telling “I” from “l” from “1” shouldn’t require a magnifying glass. The illusion that all fonts are created equal is precisely that — an illusion. Illinois, Lille, and the number 111 should never look identical in any responsible typeface.


Why I Believe Individual Thinking Beats Groupthink

Individually, we are brilliant. In groups, we become cowards. The 11 smartest people in a room will produce 1 mediocre idea if they’re all afraid to disagree. I’ll take 1 person with clarity over 111 people with consensus any day. The illusion of collective intelligence is the greatest liability of modern institutions.

★ FINALIST — Serifs on I, curved tail on l, flagged 1. 2025 upgrade: 7 weights (ExtraLight–ExtraBold), variable font, 150+ languages. Designed specifically for legibility.

Finalist 2
IBM Plex Sans — Mike Abbink & Bold Monday (IBM’s open-source corporate typeface, 8 weights + italics)
I l 1 | ! i
I  l  1  |  !  i
Illegal immigrants filled 11 Illinois jails. Lily called 111 allies. I’ll illustrate 1,111 illustrations.

Dainis V. Michelis 14. Saeimas vēlēšanu rezultātos

Vēlies uzzināt, kā Dainim Michelim gāja 14. Saeimas vēlēšanās? Šādi: Latvijas politiskā aina ir ilgi bijusi sarežģīta — ar 11 partijām, 100 deputātiem un neizlēmīgiem vēlētājiem, kas svārstās starp lielām un mazām koalīcijām. Ļoti ilgi Latvijā valdīja oligarhu ietekme, bet cilvēki pamazām sāka saprast, ka viņu balsīm ir nozīme. Šīs vēlēšanas bija īpašas — pirmo reizi kopš neatkarības atjaunošanas tik daudzi jaunieši piedalījās balsošanā.


Building a Digital Life: 11 Lessons from Publishing 1,111 Posts Online

I’ll admit it — I initially illustrated my ideas illegibly. Literally illegible. All 11 illustrations looked like ill-conceived doodles. But after 1,111 posts, I finally learned: clarity is kindness. Legibility is love. And telling “I” from “l” from “1” shouldn’t require a magnifying glass. The illusion that all fonts are created equal is precisely that — an illusion. Illinois, Lille, and the number 111 should never look identical in any responsible typeface.


Why I Believe Individual Thinking Beats Groupthink

Individually, we are brilliant. In groups, we become cowards. The 11 smartest people in a room will produce 1 mediocre idea if they’re all afraid to disagree. I’ll take 1 person with clarity over 111 people with consensus any day. The illusion of collective intelligence is the greatest liability of modern institutions.

★ FINALIST — Serifs on I, subtle curve on l, serif flag on 1. 8 weights (Thin–Bold) + italics. IBM’s corporate typeface — proven at massive scale.

Finalist 3
Recursive — Arrow Type / Stephen Nixon (variable font with 5 axes, signpainting-inspired warmth)
I l 1 | ! i
I  l  1  |  !  i
Illegal immigrants filled 11 Illinois jails. Lily called 111 allies. I’ll illustrate 1,111 illustrations.

Dainis V. Michelis 14. Saeimas vēlēšanu rezultātos

Vēlies uzzināt, kā Dainim Michelim gāja 14. Saeimas vēlēšanās? Šādi: Latvijas politiskā aina ir ilgi bijusi sarežģīta — ar 11 partijām, 100 deputātiem un neizlēmīgiem vēlētājiem, kas svārstās starp lielām un mazām koalīcijām. Ļoti ilgi Latvijā valdīja oligarhu ietekme, bet cilvēki pamazām sāka saprast, ka viņu balsīm ir nozīme. Šīs vēlēšanas bija īpašas — pirmo reizi kopš neatkarības atjaunošanas tik daudzi jaunieši piedalījās balsošanā.


Building a Digital Life: 11 Lessons from Publishing 1,111 Posts Online

I’ll admit it — I initially illustrated my ideas illegibly. Literally illegible. All 11 illustrations looked like ill-conceived doodles. But after 1,111 posts, I finally learned: clarity is kindness. Legibility is love. And telling “I” from “l” from “1” shouldn’t require a magnifying glass. The illusion that all fonts are created equal is precisely that — an illusion. Illinois, Lille, and the number 111 should never look identical in any responsible typeface.


Why I Believe Individual Thinking Beats Groupthink

Individually, we are brilliant. In groups, we become cowards. The 11 smartest people in a room will produce 1 mediocre idea if they’re all afraid to disagree. I’ll take 1 person with clarity over 111 people with consensus any day. The illusion of collective intelligence is the greatest liability of modern institutions.

★ FINALIST — Variable font (5 axes). Signpainting heritage — designed for character recognition. Warm and distinctive personality.

Finalist 4
PT Sans — ParaType / Alexandra Korolkova (commissioned for the Russian Federation’s public fonts project, 2009. Designed for massive multilingual government deployment.)
I l 1 | ! i
I  l  1  |  !  i
Illegal immigrants filled 11 Illinois jails. Lily called 111 allies. I’ll illustrate 1,111 illustrations.

Dainis V. Michelis 14. Saeimas vēlēšanu rezultātos

Vēlies uzzināt, kā Dainim Michelim gāja 14. Saeimas vēlēšanās? Šādi: Latvijas politiskā aina ir ilgi bijusi sarežģīta — ar 11 partijām, 100 deputātiem un neizlēmīgiem vēlētājiem, kas svārstās starp lielām un mazām koalīcijām. Ļoti ilgi Latvijā valdīja oligarhu ietekme, bet cilvēki pamazām sāka saprast, ka viņu balsīm ir nozīme. Šīs vēlēšanas bija īpašas — pirmo reizi kopš neatkarības atjaunošanas tik daudzi jaunieši piedalījās balsošanā.


Building a Digital Life: 11 Lessons from Publishing 1,111 Posts Online

I’ll admit it — I initially illustrated my ideas illegibly. Literally illegible. All 11 illustrations looked like ill-conceived doodles. But after 1,111 posts, I finally learned: clarity is kindness. Legibility is love. And telling “I” from “l” from “1” shouldn’t require a magnifying glass. The illusion that all fonts are created equal is precisely that — an illusion. Illinois, Lille, and the number 111 should never look identical in any responsible typeface.


Why I Believe Individual Thinking Beats Groupthink

Individually, we are brilliant. In groups, we become cowards. The 11 smartest people in a room will produce 1 mediocre idea if they’re all afraid to disagree. I’ll take 1 person with clarity over 111 people with consensus any day. The illusion of collective intelligence is the greatest liability of modern institutions.

★ FINALIST — Commissioned by the Russian Federation for public use. Full Cyrillic + Latin Extended (Latvian native). Humanist warmth. 4 styles (Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic). Also available: PT Serif, PT Mono.

Finalist 5
Ubuntu — Dalton Maag (commissioned by Canonical for the Ubuntu OS. Designed for screen legibility across all devices.)
I l 1 | ! i
I  l  1  |  !  i
Illegal immigrants filled 11 Illinois jails. Lily called 111 allies. I’ll illustrate 1,111 illustrations.

Dainis V. Michelis 14. Saeimas vēlēšanu rezultātos

Vēlies uzzināt, kā Dainim Michelim gāja 14. Saeimas vēlēšanās? Šādi: Latvijas politiskā aina ir ilgi bijusi sarežģīta — ar 11 partijām, 100 deputātiem un neizlēmīgiem vēlētājiem, kas svārstās starp lielām un mazām koalīcijām. Ļoti ilgi Latvijā valdīja oligarhu ietekme, bet cilvēki pamazām sāka saprast, ka viņu balsīm ir nozīme. Šīs vēlēšanas bija īpašas — pirmo reizi kopš neatkarības atjaunošanas tik daudzi jaunieši piedalījās balsošanā.


Building a Digital Life: 11 Lessons from Publishing 1,111 Posts Online

I’ll admit it — I initially illustrated my ideas illegibly. Literally illegible. All 11 illustrations looked like ill-conceived doodles. But after 1,111 posts, I finally learned: clarity is kindness. Legibility is love. And telling “I” from “l” from “1” shouldn’t require a magnifying glass. The illusion that all fonts are created equal is precisely that — an illusion. Illinois, Lille, and the number 111 should never look identical in any responsible typeface.


Why I Believe Individual Thinking Beats Groupthink

Individually, we are brilliant. In groups, we become cowards. The 11 smartest people in a room will produce 1 mediocre idea if they’re all afraid to disagree. I’ll take 1 person with clarity over 111 people with consensus any day. The illusion of collective intelligence is the greatest liability of modern institutions.

★ FINALIST — Canonical’s OS typeface. 4 weights (Light, Regular, Medium, Bold) + italics. Designed by Dalton Maag for screen legibility. Distinctive curved l, serifed I. Full Latin Extended.

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