WikiFlix
A Netflix-inspired UI for public domain films, animations, shorts, and similar media that the Wikimedia project has archived and catalogued in some way. Contains some real classics, including much of […]
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Time to rethink mobile-first CSS?
An interesting look at whether the current mobile-first paradigm is problematic. Ultimately, the title feels a little like click-bait; to me the solution proposed remains mobile-first, but suggests […]
The chicken-egg problem of movie microformats
Sara proposes some broader microformats support for media consumption, beyond the existing u-watch-of. The existing option does little to differentiate the type of content (YouTube versus […]
Re-evaluating px vs em in media queries
An overview of the state of media queries and accessible overrides (page zoom, text zoom, min/max font size settings etc.), seeking to determine which of em, rem, or px is the best option. Turns out […]
The Fediverse is already dead
A wonderfully well-written look at the state of the "Fediverse", and whether or not that term has any value left in it. There's a lot of interesting history and some slightly spicy takes in here, but […]
The origin of the lady code troll
I've followed Jenn for some time, but somehow missed this absolutely perfect talk they gave in 2016 at XOXO Conf. The humour is fantastic; the overview of the satire Jenn has put out is super […]
Actual CSS breakpoints you need to know
An excellent overview of why the typical "listicle" style tweet purporting to show you the "only breakpoints you'll ever need! 😎👇🧵" is not just silly, but actively missing the […]
GSAP video export
A handy little tool for exporting GreenSock animations as videos, with a wealth of customisation options. Perfect for sharing animation work on social media or dropping examples into case studies […]
White liberal performative art
An inciteful, well written, and intensely interesting (and important) look at media trends within modern white, liberal culture, focused around Bo Burnham's Inside but touching on a much […]
We are not astronomers
I've chopped out the middle here, but I really like this sentiment from Seth on the nature of media, control, and the illusion of […]
Designing for the unexpected
Cathy has produced an exceptional overview of modern responsive/intrinsic design best practices. From fluid units, to content-led design, to subgrid, pretty much every current or on-the-horizon […]
Time to update your theme-color meta tag
I have mixed feelings about the inclusion of Safari's new editable browser chrome, but love it or hate it, more and more iOS and OSX users will end up seeing it. Andy hasn't touched on any of the […]
Generative social media card editor
Man, I wish I'd been able to put something together like this back when I was managing a content team. The ability to just type directly into an image and have the background generatively populate […]
Facebook vs publishers
I find the whole Australian link tax to be silly and a rare instance where I'm very much on the side of Big Tech, but Thomas has done a much better job of explaining why it's all a farce than I […]
42 admissions
Ben has crafted an incredibly thoughtful, powerful, and quotable article on just about everything, but particularly life online and how people in the web community might be able to go about improving […]
Design Engineer Anxiety
Having literally just pushed my ideas about job titles out into the world, I discovered that the world was coming to a totally different conclusion. That was an unusual and anxiety-inducing position to be in, but I think it was ultimately beneficial.
On the Indieweb
Stephen has some interesting views on the Indieweb movement. I'm not sure I agree with many, but it's useful to understand the angle they're coming from and I can, at least, respect their […]
Circles, networks, and the trust layer
There's a lot going on in this analysis of trust (or lack of it) online. Some parts I agree with, some I don't. It's interesting thinking about the early web in the context of naive communities with […]