It’s alive! Well, a very rough first-pass at ‘Gnarlybot’ - my reskin of the 1990 Bally pinball table ‘Radical!’. Lots and lots and lots still left to do, but it feels rad to replace a few big images and see what needs attention (all of it!). Feels rad though!
Spent the whole afternoon calculating a quite complex project proposal … AMA! 🤪
(At least the music was good – and it’s satisfying to reach that moment when it looks more or less complete 😅)
Really enjoying the latest Wolf Alice album at the moment. Beautiful production and mixing as well. Just really good music overall! 👏😊
https://album.link/s/2kKc3Yid0YR3SSbeQ3x5kV
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Man, I love shooting on my X100V! I don't ever shoot RAW, I just dial in a recipe I like and go for it!
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Amateurs!
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just too interesting not to at least give it a try.
Reading Kai Brach’s excellent newslett...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Amateurs!
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just too interesting not to at least give it a try.
Reading Kai Brach’s excellent newslett...
✍️ New post: Amateurs!
#blogtober #books #web #internet #culture
https://matthiasott.com/notes/amateurs
✍️ New post – in reply to @adactio:
Echoes of Connection
#blogtober #web #indieweb #webmentions #websites
https://matthiasott.com/notes/echoes-of-connection
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Echoes of Connection
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety of natural sounds, musical s...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Echoes of Connection
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety of natural sounds, musical s...
I printed my ‘BroBot’ character in translucent purple filament for that 2000’s aesthetic! 💜
✍️ New post: Linear() Is Not Linear
#blogtober #CSS #animations #easing #linear
https://matthiasott.com/notes/linear-is-not-linear
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Linear() Is Not Linear
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this is somewhat confirmed: only about 30 percent of respondents have u...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Linear() Is Not Linear
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this is somewhat confirmed: only about 30 percent of respondents have u...
“When you want to include hyperlinks in your PowerPoint presentations, […] you can remove the recognizable underline, yet still maintain the link.
In short, you do this by removing the hyperlink from text and instead laying a transparent shape over the text…”
Haha, that's cute, Microsoft… 😂
✍️ New post: View Transitions: The Smooth Parts
#blogtober #css #web #platform #ViewTransitions
https://matthiasott.com/notes/view-transitions-the-smooth-parts
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
View Transitions: The Smooth Parts
Now that cross-document view transitions are gradually making their way into modern browsers, now seems like the perfect time to explore them, if you haven’t already. They are, in fact, surprisingly straightforward to implement. And just like we’ve seen with modern images, v...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
View Transitions: The Smooth Parts
Now that cross-document view transitions are gradually making their way into modern browsers, now seems like the perfect time to explore them, if you haven’t already. They are, in fact, surprisingly straightforward to implement. And just like we’ve seen with modern images, v...
Martina Flor’s Open Studio
• Martina Flor
How to Land Your First Speaking Gig (and Why It Grows Your Career)
🎁 Get my free Speaker Pitch Email Template in the comments below.🎟️ Join my U.S. Tour → New York & Los Angeles meetups — links below.When I gave my very first talk at Creative Mornings Berlin, I had no idea it would change my life. I was new to the city, didn’t know anyon...