#77 - Design like it’s ‘98

Hi Folks,

Here’s this weeks hoard of noteworthy links from around the internet…

Thought provoking #

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”

– Confucius

Freedom of Thought on how to master your emotions.

Design and Code #

Slack rebrand with a new identity and logo by Pentagram partner Michael Bierut. CSS Grid friends will enjoy the new homepage layout. ****

In Designing Your Site Like It’s 1998, Andy Clarke reflects on the techniques he would have used to develop a website 20 years ago.

My Grid Layout. Roman Komarov shares his approach of combining CSS Variables with CSS Grid to achieve his blog layout.

Ire Aderinokun talks through her CSS Reset.

Typography #

Wahaca rebrand with a custom typeface by Without Studio.

A rather more quirky custom font I’m enjoying is IFM Paris, designed for the Institut Français de la Mode. If anyone knows who designed let me know!

Swiss type design studio Dinamo creates two new type tools, which the designers explain act as a way “to test drive the truth of variable fonts.”

Something to watch #

James Blake - Mile High from his new album Assume Form.