A tool to create bright CSS gradients.

Tegen zomertijd.

Brilliant and wonderfully written article which says that everybody who doesn’t use a microwave for all their cooking is missing out.

Observations about shrinking time, the idea that the computer didn’t give us more time, as promised, but instead filled our lives with micro tasks. We should leave the clock at the door in many situations, like the art/design classroom

The fascinating idea that time moved slower in right after the big bang

Good article that explains that server side rendering does not exist.

If you love React and love using it—by all means. Just don’t mistake the complexity of React Server Components for complexity that is inherent to the web platform.

The idea that product (design) teams need a vision to work towards. The examples are a bit outdated (a car and a cruise ship should not be the ultimate goal anymore), but this is something our students should probably learn. And something we, as a school, should do as well?

AI is an everything machine, which fits perfectly in a frictionless dystopia. A plea for more friction. I agree fully.

Natural colours, coloured landscape in Amsterdam

Very handy, and cleverly opinionated read-later tool.

While the idea is nice: own your time, don’t let notifications and managers own it. There is one important flaw though: the word billionaire. Becoming a billionaire is not a good idea, it is a ridiculous american dream.

Pacifisme is de oplossing.

The question is just as relevant and just as meaningful as the question whether submarines can swim.

In retrospect, this accident of history has been a disaster, since almost all the opinions pushed by the commercial propaganda were false, and, in addition, the propaganda has been so effective that for many those opinions have become dogmata that can no longer be challenged without committing heresy.

A list of resources about minimal(ist) HTML. As with all minimalism, in a way it continues removing stuff until it is broken, and then it stops, which is one step too late. It should stop before it is broken. In this case: keep HTML readable for humans when viewing source.

I don’t agree with this quote, as someone who uses code as a design tool, but …

But readable type, intuitive navigation, and smart color choices start in design, not in code. Developers build the product, but we set the foundation. It’s time to own that responsibility.

… but I really like the website and I think it is a great idea for a book.

So there is no scientific proof that hsl is easier to use. But it does resemble the way human describe colours, much more than rgb.

This is an incredible resource: many (really, many) words that letter-professionals use explained in quite a few languages. Wow!

A simple, understandable and affordable font licence

Interessant stuk over het werk van Katja Mater, nu te zien in FOMU, en over de sculpturen van Brancusi, binnenkort in H'Art. Over tijd dus.

Interessant, over een uitgestorven vorm van het Nederlands.

Your brain is less active when you use tools instead of just your brains. Not very shocking. Rather obvious.

Form labels and what they do

Mooie kritische benadering van een krankzinnige status quo. Wegen moeten weg!

For students who think they need react. Maybe a bit complex.