New Font Forum! Fonts.xyz

Typofactory
Typofactory Posts: 56
in Type Resources
There is a new font community in town: Fonts.xyz. It is brand-new and, yes, a dark mode is coming soon! 
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  • Thomas Phinney
    Thomas Phinney Posts: 3,192
    More font-related communities are a perfectly reasonable thing. I would still be curious to hear more of your objectives in creating it. Other than having a font ID section, what purpose(s) does it have that TypeDrawers lacks? How else are you thinking/hoping it will differ?
  • Peter Constable
    Peter Constable Posts: 296
    TypeDrawers doesn't award points and reaction scores?
  • Mark Simonson
    Mark Simonson Posts: 1,810
    edited June 2023
    TypeDrawers is primarily about type design and font production. Fonts.xyz seems to be more oriented towards typography in general.
  • Igor Freiberger
    Igor Freiberger Posts: 304
    It would be interesting if Fonts.xyz focuses more in general public. Its font ID is already an invitation to this. Someone who just wants to know about what font to choose or combine may be scared by the technical level of TypeDrawers.
  • Ray Larabie
    Ray Larabie Posts: 1,500
    Reflecting on the diverse platforms for discussing typefaces and fonts, I've found traditional forums often provide a more focused and engaging environment than broader social media platforms. Platforms like typo.social, for instance, held immense potential. However, the atmosphere has somewhat deviated from its initial promise, exhibiting a tendency towards formality and less inclusivity.

    Further, the content drift towards American politics and climate change has muddied the waters, causing the platform to increasingly resemble general social media feeds such as those on mastodon.social. The departure from the core subject-type, is disheartening.

    However, I'm optimistic about the emerging platform fonts.xyz. With its potential to gather a wide range of font enthusiasts, from novices to experts, it could develop into a go-to hub for us all. Its success, of course, is largely dependent on its user base. It's early days, and the platform's direction and popularity remain to be seen. Here's hoping it evolves into a thriving, vibrant community for our shared passion.
  • Typofactory
    Typofactory Posts: 56
    Thomas Phinney said:
    More font-related communities are a perfectly reasonable thing. I would still be curious to hear more of your objectives in creating it. Other than having a font ID section, what purpose(s) does it have that TypeDrawers lacks? How else are you thinking/hoping it will differ?
    Sorry for not clarifying earlier, but I did not make fonts.xyz; I merely joined it very early and asked if I could help spread it around. I do not know what &’s (the creator’s username) idea or motivation was.
  • Ray Larabie
    Ray Larabie Posts: 1,500
    It's already been shut down.
  • Mark Simonson
    Mark Simonson Posts: 1,810
    Weird.
  • James Hultquist-Todd
    James Hultquist-Todd Posts: 436
    I swear I didn't do it.
  • Jasper de Waard
    Jasper de Waard Posts: 663
    James Hultquist-Todd said:
    I swear I didn't do it.
    lol
  • SmithJoys
    SmithJoys Posts: 1
    Hoping .. If it could match the vibe like Glitch text generator. It really cool. 
  • Xiaoyuan
    Xiaoyuan Posts: 14
    i think the website design is too much, and it distract me from seeing the typefaces presenting there. 
  • Mark Simonson
    Mark Simonson Posts: 1,810
    edited 1:03PM
    The site appears to be something completely different from the one the OP (Grant Bowers) announced three years ago, which was a new forum about fonts. This is some kind of font distribution platform and doesn’t appear to be made by the same person.
  • Qwerasd
    Qwerasd Posts: 18
    edited 1:59PM
    It looks like the domain is owned by Luke Prowse (of nan.xyz), and has been since at least February of 2024, though it's unclear if the "&" who very briefly administrated that forum three years ago is Luke or if ownership of the domain was transferred. (Assuming there's not two typographers by the name Luke Prowse, they have an account here: @Luke Prowse -- but they haven't been particularly active it seems.)

    EDIT: The @ seems to have not worked, but you can find the user by searching.

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