Very interesting article about the idea that designer should make (hone) their own tools. Some quotes:

It is precisely the task of designers (graphic, industrial or whatever) to discover new possibilities.

Limitations and demands imposed by a client are easier to accept than the arbitrary limitations of your digital tools.

After all, programming graphic programs is much too important to leave to programmers.

Explorers, and that is what they are, do not want to do the same thing twice.

Tool for better audio control on Mac

Excellent article for discussions about privacy

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

A well informed rant against rutger bregman and his school for moral ambition, a powerwashing school for the elite, for them to feel good, but not to solve the issues they cause irl.

A critique on the National Design Studio. Easy, of course, but interesting.

Erg goed verhaal over het weigeren van LLMs en het opzetten van een LLM-loze schrijversclub

an independently researched and operated endeavor which primarily focuses on active, independent type designers and foundries.

A nice introduction to testing with voice over on a Mac.

Excellent advice for creative professionals about contracts. It’s written for people who make fonts, but it’s solid advice for more creatives.

Fun exercise that compares internet speeds to nerve-speeds in animals.

Some excellent nerdy and niche HTML knowledge about the href attribute value.

Excellent, excellent intelligent rant.

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

Time is not shared equally, just like wealth.

A comment on the value of estimating the carbon footprint of websites.

Hilariously detailed article about hacking a vacuum cleaner.

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It's easier to do sloppy work nowadays.

This is what the web is for.

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.

When anyone can produce something that looks good, the question becomes not “Can you make this?” but “Can you tell if it’s any good?” Or: “Can you make it better?”

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Very interesting research into the effect of the common tools used in type design. Pretty much focused on type design, but should be translatable to web design as well.