Meanwhile, on the Internet...
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06 Feb, 2025
A Content List With Bulk Actions Using Ancient HTML and Modern CSS – Cloud Four
Here’s a great article by Tyler Sticka about using li:has(:checked) to elegantly style things in a list. Literally just used this technique on a website this week! Also, 👏 for using Blur’s discography as a demo.
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04 Feb, 2025
Opera introduces a new web browser: Opera Air
Opera introduces a new web browser: Opera Air – Blog | Opera News Today we’re introducing Opera Air, the first web browser built around the concept of mindfulness. With Opera Air we’re introducing a secure, powerful, and fully functional browser that […]
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02 Feb, 2025
Efficiency, respect, and the origins of design systems with Brad Frost — On Theme: Design Systems In Depth
I had the tremendous honor of being the first guest on Elyse Holladay‘s new podcast, On Theme: Design Systems In Depth! Brad Frost takes us back in time to the early days of design systems, and walks us through some […]
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30 Jan, 2025
CSS text-box-trim | Chrome for Developers
CSS text-box-trim YESSSSS. Here’s Adam Argyle deftly explaining (as always) a CSS solution for a problem that’s been plaguing web designers for years. Jason Bradberry also has a great write-up with illustrations about what text-box-trim solves.
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27 Jan, 2025
New Adventures for Old Friends | Big Medium
Josh wrote up a really sweet send-off for me, Ian, and Jessi as we embark on a new chapter of work and life. I share Josh’s bittersweet sentiment: It’s an end of an era for sure! Bittersweet is such a weird and […]
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24 Jan, 2025
Pojman Pocket Protector Collection
Pojman Pocket Protector Collection…1,719 and growing! This is an incredibly gallery of pocket protectors. Design inspiration galore! Via my pal Aaron Draplin
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17 Jan, 2025
Nobody Cares
Why does nobody care about anything? The world is full of stuff that could be excellent with just 1% more effort. But people don’t care. I find myself simultaneously vehemently disagreeing with AND agreeing with Nobody Cares by Grant Slatton. […]
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15 Jan, 2025
Sidebar is back from its break. Of ideas that can’t cease to exist.
OMG, this is such great news! My favorite newsletter Sidebar is back from its break. Designer Fabricio Teixeira is taking over the duties. He explains the spirit of Sidebar: Sidebar has always felt different. It has advocated for a healthier web […]
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14 Jan, 2025
Studioworks: Business management software for creative studios
Ooooo, this looks great. Studioworks is business management software for creative studios. It’s made by my pals Jessica Hische and Chris Shifflet. I freaking love seeing good people make good honest software to help creative people.
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09 Jan, 2025
Balancing Text In CSS
Holy smokes, Balancing Text In CSS by Ahmad Shadeed is a phenomenal deep dive into a thorny subject. Definitely worth a read. Related: I finally added text-wrap: balance to my website’s h1 tags because title wrapping on this post finally […]
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09 Jan, 2025
2025: another year of blog on the desktop again | live laugh blog
i really can’t overstate how nice it is to have these old posts to go back to and remind me of all i’ve accomplished. my brain tends to default to forgetting my wins and replaying the fails, so going back […]
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07 Jan, 2025
Stimulation Clicker
Stimulation Clicker by Neal Agarwal is incredible commentary. I feel like it’s spiritually related to Death To Bullshit.
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05 Dec, 2024
React v19 – React
React v19 was just released with support for Web Components! React 19 adds full support for custom elements and passes all tests on Custom Elements Everywhere. In past versions, using Custom Elements in React has been difficult because React treated […]
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05 Dec, 2024
My Sketch – OpenProcessing
Beautiful.
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30 Nov, 2024
kirby vs. this blog post
kirby vs. this blog post is an incredible piece of web design. Well done.
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12 Nov, 2024
An app can be a home-cooked meal
I am the programming equivalent of a home cook. The exhortation “learn to code” has its foundations in market value. “Learn to code” is suggested as a way up, a way out. “Learn to code” offers economic leverage, professional transformation. “Learn to […]
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11 Nov, 2024
Museum of Modern Fart
Museum of Modern Fart. This is what the internet was always for.
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08 Nov, 2024
Tim Brown: Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free
The great and kind Tim Brown has made his Flexible Typesetting A Book Apart book available for free.
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28 Oct, 2024
Mundango
Mundango is a simple game by Dave Rupert about noticing the small things in life. More of this please.
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18 Oct, 2024
Frostapalooza: Reflecting Two Months Later – Ian Frost Weather
Here’s Ian’s recap of Frostapalooza. Folks didn’t just show up, but everyone was so kind and encouraging. It was never about them, it was about the show and how we could make it as fantastic as possible. The guitarists were […]