#127 - Inversion and why you should get on board

Hey everyone,

Welcome to issue #127, your weekly roundup of what’s happening in design, code and typography.

Thought provoking #

Inversion: The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught You. James Clear on the power in taking common notions and turning them on their head.

Accessibility: why you should get on board. Have you ever tried accessing a website on a train?Richard Morton on how this simple question can help you get your head around accessibility.

Design and Code #

Amelia Wattenberger with a beautifully illustrated explanation of The CSS Cascade. Interactive quiz included. If you read one thing this week, make it this.

Staggered Animations with CSS Custom Properties. Paul Hebert demonstrates how to bring natural movement into your web animations.

A Designer’s Guide to the Terminal. Philip Davis with a useful introduction to the terminal.

4 CSS layouts without using media queries. Analysing the magic behind Adam Argyle’s super simple responsive Flexbox layout.

Optimising SVGs for the Web. Michelle Barker shares some straightforward optimisations for optimising SVG assets.

Typography #

The 2020 Typographics Festival website is now live. Absolutely love the new design by Nick Sherman and use of Infini and Minérale.

These People Really Care About Fonts. A regular mixer brings together designers and typography nerds who get consumed by spacing and serifs.

Grilli Type’s latest release GT Alpina – designed over the course of 8 years by Reto Moser –includes 70 fonts covering a wide range of width, weight, contrast, and proportionality.

Something to watch #

After using it for almost a year, I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of Notion. Largely thanks to Marie Poulin who hosts Notion Office Hours. Her video on Using PARA to Organize Your Notion Workspace is worth watching.