It's a Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not day over here … 🎶🥁🎸

I can’t wait to bring this thing to life! 😁✨
Any ideas for what else I should add? (I already know this will get out of hand quickly … 😂)
Martina Flor’s Open Studio
• Martina Flor
195. Lauren Hom: Passion Projects, Personal Branding and going from Lettering to Culinary Arts.
Lauren Hom, a renowned lettering artist, designer, and muralist joined us for our latest Open Studio episode.Lauren shared her journey from lettering to culinary arts and explained how passion projects can shape a creative career. Lauren blends her interests into her work, the importance of personal branding, and practical tips for aspiring muralists. Whether you're an artist or simply curious about the creative process, this conversation is packed with valuable advice and inspiration.👉🏼 See the full show notes at martinaflor.com/podcast👉🏼 More info about my signature lettering program: theletteringseminar.com👉🏼 Follow me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinaflor/
Had a great day here in LA yesterday: Gave a talk at Media Arts Lab, for to visit Sony Santa Monica games studio and met an old Brit friend for dinner 👏
After playing GTAV for the last 12 years, I feel like I know this place very well already!!
I’m writing again… it’s been a while.
My favourite sentence of the post so far:
“And naturally, you also want to avoid FART.” ☺️
Hello Los Angeles! I’m very excited to be here, giving a creative talk to MediaArts Lab & Apple ❤️
Smart Interface Design Patterns
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• Vitaly Friedman
UX Job Interview Helpers
From The Den
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• Gavin Strange
Roundup #017

Oh hai there! Sorry, it's been a few weeks hasn't it since the last roundup? That's why I've knocked off the 'weekly' from the title, I think these blogs will come a bit more sporadically! It's been a
Published a new lil' blog - grab a cuppa and have a read: blog.jam-factory.com/roundup-017/ https://blog.jam-factory.com/roundup-017/
In case you missed it: This September will be … smashing! 😻💚
@smashingconf is coming back to Freiburg on September 8–11, and I’m thrilled and honoured (and a bit baffled) to be part of this incredible lineup! Get your tickets, friends! 🔥😁
https://smashingconf.com/freiburg-2025/speakers/matthias-ott
Ha! 😁🎚️☀️
Lovely. First task of the day: doing “just” a few small CSS changes in a client project I haven't touched in about 5 years.
Alright…
➜ nvm use
Found '.nvmrc' with version <8.6.0>
N/A: version "v8.6.0" is not yet installed.
I already know where this is going …… 🫠😂
➜ npm install
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
gyp ERR!
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Howdy! 🤓 How do you all handle native #CSS Nesting at the moment? Are you using it already? And if so, are you just targeting newer browsers that support it? Or are you using PostCSS, for example?
Asking for a friend who has reduced his build process to the max (nothing but a little esbuild script) and is now hesitating to add PostCSS again… 😉
Watched a few highlight videos from the Women’s EURO with my daughter.
“They’re actually playing better than the men.”
🥰
Smart Interface Design Patterns
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• Vitaly Friedman
Design Patterns For AI Interfaces
Martina Flor’s Open Studio
• Martina Flor
194. Lettering vs Calligraphy vs Type Design – What’s the Difference?
📥 Grab my free guide Lettering Success Secrets: https://martinaflor.com/guidePeople often confuse lettering, calligraphy, and type design—and honestly, I get why. I used to use the terms interchangeably too. In this video, I break down the real differences between the three, why it matters, and how to figure out which one fits your creative style best.I’ll also share a bit about how these disciplines overlap—and why you don’t have to choose just one.Let me know in the comments which one you’re most drawn to!📥 Download Lettering Success Secrets here: https://martinaflor.com/guide#lettering #calligraphy #typedesign #martinaflor #typography
Smart Interface Design Patterns
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• Vitaly Friedman
Design Guidelines For Better Notifications UX
I’m trying to help a client pick a good UI framework they can start their product with, but ultimately grow into their own design system and component library. They have started development with React, which isn’t surprising, but they are also open to using a more framework-agnostic approach in the future.
Any suggestions for a really mature and solid, themeable framework as a starting point? Chakra UI? Ark UI? Radix?