✍️ New post: Compressed Fluid Typography
#blogtober #css #web #typography
https://matthiasott.com/notes/compressed-fluid-typography
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
The Lifeblood of the Web
One Thursday in May, I was sitting in a slightly delayed train, heading home from Düsseldorf after three days of meeting good friends and making new ones at beyond tellerrand, my friend Marc Thiele’s wonderful conference. As usual, after visiting a conference, and beyond tel...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
The Lifeblood of the Web
One Thursday in May, I was sitting in a slightly delayed train, heading home from Düsseldorf after three days of meeting good friends and making new ones at beyond tellerrand, my friend Marc Thiele’s wonderful conference. As usual, after visiting a conference, and beyond tel...
✍️ New post: The Lifeblood of the Web
Because conferences are just 🔥🎉💙
#blogtober #web #conferences #community
https://matthiasott.com/notes/the-lifeblood-of-the-web
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Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
What Could Go Wrong?
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In 1986 – when I was four years old – three researchers at the University of California, ...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
What Could Go Wrong?
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In 1986 – when I was four years old – three researchers at the University of California, ...
✍️ New post: What Could Go Wrong?
#blogtober #ai #technology #society #humanity
https://matthiasott.com/notes/what-could-go-wrong
✍️ New post: That’s My Rank
#blogtober #interop #platform #web
https://matthiasott.com/notes/thats-my-rank
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
That’s My Rank
Have you ever wondered why new CSS features and other web technologies very often seem to just work across browsers these days? The reason is probably: Interop.
The Interop Project is a collaborative effort between major browser makers — Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, Micro...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
That’s My Rank
Have you ever wondered why new CSS features and other web technologies very often seem to just work across browsers these days? The reason is probably: Interop.
The Interop Project is a collaborative effort between major browser makers — Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, Micro...
Heading to the big smoke today for Playgrounds festival!
“Honestly, I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. When the discourse is being dominated by people invested in frameworks and libraries, all our default thinking will involve frameworks and libraries. That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”
Mic drop by @adactio 👏
https://adactio.com/journal/22178
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Making Space
Gregory Scott, founder of Kush Audio, shared an interesting insight about mixing music the other day: Sometimes, to bring something forward in the mix, instead of turning it up, it can be more effective to actually turn all the other things down.
Let’s say you realise that ...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Making Space
Gregory Scott, founder of Kush Audio, shared an interesting insight about mixing music the other day: Sometimes, to bring something forward in the mix, instead of turning it up, it can be more effective to actually turn all the other things down.
Let’s say you realise that ...
✍️ New post: Making Space
#blogtober #music #mixing #design #creativity
https://matthiasott.com/notes/making-space
Beautiful new release by Philipp Neumeyer and TypeMates:
Yuni Grotesque 😍
Next TDC Award incoming … 😉
#typefaces #fonts #type #design
https://www.typemates.com/fonts/yuni-grotesque
Gave a new talk today at #SmashingConf about ‘typographic curiosities’—in performance, responsiveness, and expression. Loved the response so far so wanted to share the slides and resources: https://noti.st/jpamental/3AhnW9/typographic-curiosities
Currently on view at Gazelli Art House in London.