#125 - A future with a friendlier past
Hey everyone,
Welcome to issue #125, your weekly roundup of what’s happening in design, code and typography.
News (from me) #
In Detail v.5 is live. We’ve worked hard to re-aligning the website with the business direction. The new updates take us that bit closer to where we want to be.
I’ve been working through Beginner JavaScript by Wes Bos, which I highly recommend. I decided to publish some of my notes from the course. I’m sure Wes won’t mind.
First up, Understanding data types: undefined vs null and booleans and equality.
I also wrote something quick on formatting dates in Gatsby.
Thought provoking #
I went to see a movie, and instead I saw the future. Jason Fried pictures “a future that plans on everything going right so no one has to think about what happens when things go wrong. An automated future where no one actually knows how things work.”
Write what you don’t know. Some thoughts from Flavio Copes on writing about things you don’t know (yet).
Design and Code #
Talking about JAMstack, this JAMuary. A round up Divya Sasidharan’s recent articles introducing the JAMstack.
Spot the difference: Say hello to the new-look It’s Nice That! Here’s the story behind the redesign and what you can expect from the new site. The typeface is Labil Grotesk, in case you’re wondering. Love those leaning alternate ligatures.
Design system checklist. An open-source checklist to help you plan, build and grow your design system.
Shop Talk Show #394: Chris and Dave talk with Andy Bell about side projects and Eleventy.
Why You Should Choose HTML5 Over . Bruce Lawson explains why we should be using the tag more than we think.
Typography #
“Make strong rules but don’t follow them blindly. We are designers and if we see something that looks weird, we have to react and find a solution.”
Studio Feixen finally launches its very own “superfamily” of fonts.
Should you self-host Google Fonts? Why it’s better for performance and privacy.
Manual: Brackets. Everything you ever need to know about the different types of brackets. From Anya Danilova.
Alina Sava with The complete list of font formats and their use.
Something to watch #
THE COLLECTIVE, a new film from Faction Skis.