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Google Bar: The next stage in Google redesign
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
37signals.com - Evolution of a homepage
Christmas 2010 I had the idea to make a video of the 37signals homepage. I’d recently gained access to the relevant source code repositories and It seemed like a fun thing to do over a weekend. The result is the video below. It’s a timelapse of the 37signals.com homepage between Marc…
A monospace that looks like a proportional
All the latest news on the design and web team at Canonical.
Unique Error Phrases
Whenever a problem causes Asana to crash, our error-reporting system automatically generates a memorable, goofy phrase you can use when reporting the issue.
Readability: The Optimal Line Length
The length of text lines substantially impacts their readability — yet this is often overlooked in e-commerce. See our latest test findings on line length readability.
Google Introducing New Visual Design Across All Products
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
Ridiculous Things To Do With CSS3 Box Shadows
Box-shadow is a pretty powerful property in modern browsers. With just six little values, you can make some really neat stuff. How much neat stuff, you ask? To find out, I set a little time aside each day to play with it. The result is 39 ridiculous little experiments that, due to whatever issues, can only be viewed…
That’s it, we’re quitting
All the latest news on the design and web team at Canonical.
Very impressive CSS3 demo: CSS3 Planetarium
O hai pixel lovers! Check out this gorgeous CSS3 demo: Planetarium, by the LittleWorkshop team (@glecollinet & @whatthefranck). Screencast: Youtube link. Gorgeous Animations The principal feature show-cased in ...
How an Illinois rest stop inspired a web page
Last summer I was driving back to Chicago from Wisconsin. On the Illinois side there are a couple of rest stops over the tollway. It’s a great place to get some gas, grab some caffeine, and stretch your legs a little before the final 50 miles home. The rest stop usually has a booth where y…