Every Sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys
One of my all-time favorite albums. Fantastic to listen to all of the source material. This video catalogs every borrowed sample from Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, from the soundtrack to Car...
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Be gone, vile rectangle!
One day I’ll fulfill my dream of throwing my phone into the ocean*, but for now I’m settling for throwing my phone in my basement. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt articulates how the potent...
View ArticleSentient Design: AI and the Next Chapter of UX – Big Medium
This is an absolute must-read/watch for any designer or design leader navigating this wild new AI world. Josh Clark is second to none at demystifying this new crop of technologies, demonstrating how to...
View ArticleA rare use case for em units
text-decoration-offset is a good use case for em units. Most of the time we favor rems over ems, but in this case we want the text underline offset to proportionally scale with the `font-size`...
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Sidebar is taking a break
Sidebar is taking a break. Ah man, this makes me so sad. Sidebar has been my number 1 way to keep up to speed with the web, design, and beyond for the last decade. I love it so much. 5 links a day....
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The future is built on solid foundations
If you feel like you’re struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change, you’re certainly not alone. We feel this pressure at an individual level, but also at an organizational level. How...
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Design Downtime – Brad Frost Loves to Play Music
I had a fantastic conversation with Guy Segal on the Design Downtime podcast about my love of playing music. We talked about: My musical background The beauty and role of the bass guitar The...
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40 Reasons to come to Frostapalooza
HOLY SHIT! Frostapalooza is happening in exactly one month! I’d really, really, really, truly love for you to come to this one-of-a-kind, one-night-only concert fandango happening on August 17th in...
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Master design system governance with this one weird trick
That one weird trick? TALK. What do you do when someone doesn’t see what component they’re looking for in the design system? TALK. What do you do when someone has questions about what a component...
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“Interviewing Users” book giveaway, upcoming AMAs, free Frostapalooza 🎸 tix,...
This is so great!: The Design Better Podcast is doing a Frostapalooza ticket giveaway! You may have been a part of our recent AMA with Brad Frost, where we learned that he’s hosting a benefit concert...
View Article40 Thoughts At 40
Well, holy shit, I’m 40! How do I feel, you ask? Great! Better than great. Fantastic even. Life’s a wild ride; I’ve had many many many utterly amazing experiences as well as some really truly...
View ArticleFrostapalooza Codepen Challenge!
TL;DR: You can submit your Codepen animations to be considered for display at Frostapalooza! Holy smokes, Frostapalooza is happening next Saturday! We’re about to find out what happens when you give...
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Adactio: Journal—Frostapalooza
Just over here sobbing while reading Jeremy’s recount of Frostapalooza. In fact, the tentative plans we had to travel to the States in April of 2024 for the total solar eclipse ended up getting...
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Frostapalooza in photos and videos
After over a year of planning, Frostapalooza finally took place on Saturday night at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh. It’s going to take me a really long time to process what transpired and to find...
View ArticleRaw-dogging websites
Raw-dogging websites: index.html, styles.css, script.js. No frameworks, no CMSes, no build steps, no nuthin’. Sure, you can call it a static site, but even those tend to be compiled by sophisticated...
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Frostapalooza – Chris Coyier
One of the best things about roping a bunch of prolific web bloggers into my show is that I get to read their take afterwards. Here’s Chris’s recap of Frostapalooza, written as only Chris could. The...
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15 years
FIFTEEN YEARS. That’s how long Melissa and I have been married! And holy shit, what a ride. To say our life together has been an adventure is a supreme understatement. We’ve traveled to over 30...
View ArticleOn The Ground At Frostapalooza | CSS-Tricks
Here’s a great recap of Frostapalooza over on CSS Tricks by Ryan Trimble. CSS Tricks for me always was the Rolling Stone magazine of web design, so it’s great to get a concert review in Rolling Stone :).
View ArticleEvery webpage deserves to be a place (Interconnected)
This by Matt Webb is easily one of the coolest and most creative bits of web design I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a fantastic reminder that there’s still so much room to explore and innovate on the...
View ArticlePopcorn Style – Meetings that make you smile.
Source: Popcorn Style – Meetings that make you smile. There’s so much greatness on display here. Popcorn Style is a tool for running standups in a way more efficient and fun way! Here’s why I love it:...
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