Departure Mono is a monospaced pixel font inspired by the constraints of early command-line and graphical user interfaces, the tiny pixel fonts of the late 90s/early 00s, and sci-fi concepts from film and television.
Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo?2024 Sep 6
The blog post is interesting in itself, but what's really fascinating about this is the person asking it. This isn't some random internet dweeb armchair expert poking at something they don't understand. Author Alex Wellerstein is a about as much an authority on this topic as a civilian can be, and since he's baffled, therefore I too am baffled.
Color Boop2024 Jul 21
From the same creator as the last post, poking around his website, I found this simple, fun, mesmerizing "Color Boop" game he created. You click on the screen to boop the colors. I'm currently on challenge 52.
How not use box-shadow2024 Jul 21
And I thought I had a decent understanding of CSS... here's someone who built a ray tracing 3D rendering engine using nothing but box-shadow. Fun watching my CPU melt, tho.
Greg Egan's Home Page2024 Jan 8
Greg Egan is a hard scifi author whose stories I've probably read, but that's not why I'm linking his homepage here. I'm linking his homepage here because of how much it is a testament to the beauty of old web. Of weird web. Of indie web. An example of a website that is fun to explore, not a droll collection of templated tabs.
/now pages2023 Dec 29
I don't have a /now page on this website but this idea is interesting and worth considering – just a simple "here's what I'm doing now" status page available for anyone to see. Maybe one will show up here?
Your Website Search Hurts My Feelings2023 Dec 27
Respect to those out there who document the awful state of most websites. This garbage needs to be called out.
The Negative Impact of Content Dispersion2023 Oct 27
I'm a long-time fan of Jakob Nielsen's thoughts on usability and computers, and here's a new article from his group on the web trend of 'content dispersion,' or making websites with low information density. That is obviously not the ethos I used when designing this personal website, instead opting for the complete opposite. But it's fascinating to read some of the implications of pages designed at either end of the spectrum, spelling out the psychological consequences of there being more or less information on screen at any one time.
Google Web Fonts Typographic Project2023 Aug 6
Not sure how I've neglected to link this website before – it is one of my favorite sources of inspiration when making web pages or other things. I fumble my way through design only emulating palely those who do great work.
Building Your Color Palette2023 Jun 20
I appreciate this article's refreshing take on building a color palette for a project, putting to words the vague sense of dissatisfaction I have when using one of those automatic palette generator tools. While I lacked the design sensibilities to put to words the issue, here it is spelled out plain as day, and even with a solution proffered!
Lorem Ipsum2023 Jun 1
One of my most visited websites since... forever. I may be an absolute amateur when it comes to graphic design and website layout, but by golly if I'm not going to use some authentic lorem ipsum in my mockups to astound (and sometimes confuse) my audience.
Gradient Colors Collection Palette2023 Mar 7
A nifty collection of pre-made HTML/CSS color gradients, for adding that little splash of brightness to your design.
Also the website is sleek.