Jen Simmons posted a new technique for styling checkboxes. Simple, accessible, CSS-only.
Microblog
There are 128 posts filed in Microblog (this is page 2 of 13).
Learning to code
I keep hearing that most people won’t bother to learn how to code, but everyone was an HTML/CSS guru back when MySpace was a thing. Maybe there’s something to learn from that.
Happy Easter
Happy Easter!
Wedding Photo
Obligatory wedding photo.
Pete Buttigieg’s Identity Work
Pete Buttigieg’s identity work is spot on, and this is one of the most impressive design toolkits/brand identity documents/whatever you’d like to call I’ve ever see. The clear, interactive site is a huge bonus. Just look at the hand-lettered graphics for each state, with full artist credit. A+ work.
Pocket Watch
My wife’s grandfather’s pocket watch.
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Dragonfly
I’m amazed by the size of this dragonfly.
Skylight
Skylight.
Blue A History Of A Color
Blue was once little-known in the Western palette. Homer’s sea was “wine dark”; blue would not be used as water’s color until the seventeenth century. It has evolved from its original association with warmth, heat, barbarism, and the creatures of the underworld, to its current association with calm, peace, and reverie.
Jesse Russell on Michel Pasteureau’s Blue: The History of a Color.
(Via Kottke.org)
Orient Ray Ii
My Newest watch, the Orient Ray II. After having many inexpensive quartz watches (and a Vostok Amphibia) it’s safe to say there is truly something different about a nice, mechanical watch. ⌚️