Links
AddHilariously detailed article about hacking a vacuum cleaner.
The missing article on font size on websites, while also taking the user’s preference seriously.
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?”
One of the sad stories where a lying bot affects a product.
Shocking article about the ‘hysterical obedience’ in Germany:
very common in Germany, that to be law-abiding means not merely to obey the laws but to act as though one were the legislator of the laws that one obeys.
Interesting tool to see how music is linked. Works the same with all kinds of creativity and art of course, we could use more of these visualising tools
Very, very long piece about stuff around the disability pride flag, some sort of weird conflict it seems to have with an earlier disability flag. Some interesting observations about what it really means to design with a community as well.
When people say it’s hard to leave insta or whatever, this is a good link
Mooie kritische benadering van een krankzinnige status quo. Wegen moeten weg!
I want to start using the temporal API for my clocks.
For students who think they need react. Maybe a bit complex.
Numbers about the idea that people do not want AI.
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.
Nice and thorough. Footnotes are style and should be used, whenever you think you should use them. Design them, and do so with attention.
The brilliant project by Jaap Meijers. An ereader that shows the time by showing quotes from books that show the time.
Sound effects of clocks, free to use
An attempt to explain some programming paradigm visually.
Making a git repo, completely manually. A clever explanation about how git works, and what it does.
A critique on the National Design Studio. Easy, of course, but interesting.
Prachtige visualisaties van vogels in amsterdam
PNG got an update with HDR as the most important update (I guess)
A nice introduction to testing with voice over on a Mac.
Your brain is less active when you use tools instead of just your brains. Not very shocking. Rather obvious.
Another super relevant set of guidelines to work with