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Thomas Byttebier
Personal blog · thomasbyttebier.be/blogdesignprogramming
Thomas Byttebier's personal blog at thomasbyttebier.be covers design and programming. Since 2015, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “The best icon is a text label”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-09-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked from an HN thread on the design of universal symbols for escalators, restrooms and transport. Judging by its URL, the linked post argues that the best icon is a text label.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Thomas Byttebier is a freelance digital designer from Gent, Belgium. Currently Digital Director at Base Design and Lector digital design at Luca School of Arts.
Most-linked posts?
- The best icon is a text label2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-12-18
What Hacker News says?
Seems I'm not the only one: http://thomasbyttebier.be/blog/the-best-icon-is-a-text-label
Comment linking /blog/the-best-icon-is-a-text-label
on “How the Universal Symbols for Escalators, Restrooms, and Transport Were Designed”Submitted The best icon is a text label as a story · 603 points
HN discussion- ot · 2015-04-10
Submitted The best UI typeface goes unnoticed as a story · 39 points
HN discussion Submitted The best UI typeface goes unnoticed as a story · 3 points
HN discussion
