Resilient Web Design ★

Cover of Jeremy Keith´s book "Resilient Web Design" Resilient Web Design by Jeremy Keith is a pleasure to read. Jeremy has put together context and concept …

Transform

Cover of Gerry McGovern´s book "Transform" The essence of digital transformation is about moving from organization-centric (old model) to customer-centric. Customer-centric means: make it as simple …

The High Line Park

Better Web Typography

Matej´s course on Better Web Typography is structured into seven parts which will be mailed to you, once you subscribed to the course. Matej is …

13 ways designers screw up client presentations ★

A lively, enjoyable, and valid talk. Also, I like Mike´s slides very much. Mike Monteiro´s Keynote for Interaction Design Association. Assumptions prior to the client presentation: The work …

Damascus, USA. Der Gau.

Terrifying. Watch “Damascus, USA.” Some quotes from the film: Nuclear weapons will always carry the risk of an unwanted detonation. It will happen: Maybe tomorrow, or …

Learn eleventy from scratch

Learn Eleventy From Scratch is a training made by Andy Bell. It´s a practical, well organized, and well written course that allows you to get …

How economic inequality harms societies ★

How economic inequality harms societies, Richard Wilkinson, TEDGlobal 2011

How the JAMstack enables Canada´s largest food retailer

"What got us here, won´t get us there", by Justin Watts from Loblaw Loblaw is Canada´s largest retailer: 85% of Canadians shop in one of their stores …

I am not your Negro ★

"Why was it necessary to have a nigger in the first place? I am not a nigger. I am a man. When I´m not a …

Bauhaus - Spuren nach 50 Jahren

The Details

The details are not the details; they make the product. Charles and Ray Eames Never to forget about it! I found the quote in “The Details” by …

Frauen, seid dankbar

Frauen, seid dankbar. Die Wirtschaftsführer haben über die Jahre einen ganz eigenen Tonfall entwickelt, mit dem sie sich an die Öffentlichkeit wenden: etwas zwischen Drohen und …

Helvetica

See what is in the Helvetica typeface. Listen to interesting typographer personalities, like for example Matthew Carter, who designed Georgia for Microsoft: “When I start …

Helvetica Bonus Footage

As Gary Hustwit is currently giving his films for free, I watched his “Helvetica Bonus Footage” this week. You´re getting to see some very interesting …

Going Offline (book) ★

The book is following the same agenda as Jeremy does in his talk. Of course, the book provides more background and details. It also contains …

Going Offline (video) ★

With “Going offline,” Jeremy Keith is giving an excellent talk about how to turn a website into a Progressive Web App (PWA). A PWA is …

Less, but better – Rams ★

“Rams” is a documentary by filmmaker Gary Hustwit about the legendary designer Dieter Rams. For decades, Dieter Rams was leading the design department of Braun, …

Progressive Web Apps – Where Do I Begin?

“Progressive Web Apps – Where Do I Begin?” is not mainly about the Service Worker. Aaron is pointing out that a Progressive Web App aims …

Into the Personal-Website-Verse ★

“Into the Personal-Website-Verse” is a plea for personal websites from Matthias Ott. Excellent stuff! Read it!

maldekstra 7

Issue #7 is not about climate change, it´s about climate crisis: “Alle reden vom Klima. Wir über Klimagerechtigkeit.” An entry into the topic can also …

How to flatten the curve

“How outbreaks like Coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to ´flatten the curve´.”

This is a web page ★

At its heart, web design should be about words. Words don’t come after the design is done. Words are the beginning, the core, the focus. …

The Birth of Inter

In “The Birth of Inter” Rasmus Andersson is explaining his (work)flow and tool usage while developing Inter, a beautiful sans-serif typeface designed for reading text …

Thereabouts 3 – Discovering Colombia

Thereabouts 3: Discovering Colombia from CyclingTips on Vimeo.

The Shape of Design

From the book: … Painting’s near and far states are akin to How and Why: the artist, when close to the canvas, is asking How questions …

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

From the book: Chaos should not be the natural state at work. Anxiety isn’t a prerequisite for progress. Sitting in meetings all day isn’t required …