Let an rss feed be a reminder
Ashur has voiced something I've been doing for years: feed readers may be efficient, but that efficiency robs websites of their individuality. I've long had sites that I subscribe to but […]
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Animation versus physics
A beautiful and extremely clever animation that takes you on a journey through the major theories and breakthroughs in physics, with an excellent score and an ultimate twist that makes me desperately […]
Stop using HSL for colour systems
A fascinating (albeit quite technical) dive into how colours spaces work, and why the typical HSL colour spaces of the web and software result in problematic inconsistencies within colours. The key […]
Core web vitals & SEO
A solid overview of the impact that Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed, Lighthouse, and other metrics actually play in terms of a website's Google Page […]
Jamie's bookshelf
I'm a sucker for a personal collection displayed on the web, and I really love the simplicity of Jamie's design for his digital bookshelf. An easy rating system; simple (and fast) filters; and a very […]
Better Diacritics on Windows
Annoyed by Alt-codes and incomplete keyboard shortcuts? Yearn for the long-press functionality of every other OS? Just freakin' want easier en-dash access? Windows doesn't have to be this annoying; there are some options!
SVG crop
An absolutely fantastic little utility site that takes pretty much any SVG and removes all of the white space. You can drag'n'drop, upload image files, or just paste markup directly into a text […]
Understanding blogs
I am a big fan of categorisation debates, so the concept of trying to define what a "blog" is (or isn't) piqued my interest. I'm glad it did, because Tracy has written a wonderfully […]
Literature clock
Here's a fun idea: a website that tells the time, by showing you a paragraph or sentence from a piece of literature that contains it 😁 Simple, effective, and extremely […]
The self-fulfilling prophecy of React
I've been saying for years that React feels like jQuery did circa 2010: it's used everywhere, its devotees are numerous, but the leading edge left it in the dust a while ago. I do think that Hooks […]
Not today though
I've been enjoying They Can Talk for a while. It's a simple concept, executed extremely well: what would animals say if they could talk? Worth a […]
Backfiring Hype Trains
As more and more companies begin dabbling with blockchain tech, I'm increasingly bemused by just how blind they appear to be to the growing consumer concern over the same space.
The New Shadow
I had no idea that Tolkien ever considered a sequel to The Lord of the Rings, let alone one that had multiple revisions by the time of his death. This video into that potential book, with a […]
The SPA morality play
Baldur has written a wonderfully paced, deeply interesting post on the whole SPA/MPA (AKA normal website) debate with one critical conclusion: SPAs are fine; MPAs are fine; anything will suck if […]
Tufte CSS
I know very little about Edward Tufte, but they clearly have quite the following in the design/typography space. Tufte CSS is a project aiming to emulate various tenets that Tufte used to […]
Fully repairable laptops
A fully repairable laptop design, as thin as a standard ultrabook and with high-end Intel parts, up to 64GB RAM, and up to 1TB of hard drive space. I/O is hot-swappable, so you can configure the […]
Go Fest 2021
Following on from the success of last year's pandemic event (and the follow-up at Christmas) it looks like Go Fest will likely be an annual, worldwide, ticketed event 🎉 Honestly, whilst […]
Partial hydration with 11ty and Preact
A great rundown of how to build a site using Preact and Eleventy that gives you the best of SPA-lite hydration and the speed/resilience of SSGs, all with the power of progressive […]