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Common mistakes in architecture diagrams (2020)
A rundown of seven common mistakes is system architecture diagrams and how to fix them
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Better text rendering in Chromium-based browsers on Windows
The Edge team added support for respecting the Windows ClearType Tuner values in Chromium directly, resulting in better text rendering in Chromium-based browsers on Windows.
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Areal, Are.na's new typeface
An interview with Dinamo’s Johannes Breyer on the custom Arial “revival” typeface.
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The Spilhaus Projection: A world map according to fish
When Mr Lewin began explaining how cartographers addressed the challenge of portraying what is essentially a three dimensional object - the world - on a two dimensional plane - a piece of paper - my eyes lit up!
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Visual History of the Latin Alphabet
Interactive visualization of the history of the latin alphabet, showing the temporal and formal relationships of the different scripts and typefaces to each other
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macOS becomes iOS: Safari video controls
At WWDC 2018, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi asked, “Are you merging iOS and macOS?” This rhetorical question was presumably in response to widespread criticism. Federighi's rhetorical answer was, “No. Of course not.”
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Elegant mathematics bending the future of design
EPFL researchers have developed a new way to design complex, curved three-dimensional shapes using flat materials such as paper, aluminum sheets or plastic, combining creative thinking with a new computational algorithm.
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The Flummoxagon
We’re excited to announce Flummoxagon, a new geometric puzzle game that might just leave you flummoxed. Imagine a mash-up of Pentominoes and Sudoku. Your goal is to fit all the pieces into the hexa…
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Chopstick sleeves as emissaries of Japanese typography and culture
Designer and educator Angie Wang deciphers a collection of over 500 sleeves recently donated to the Archive.
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A gentle introduction to anchor positioning
Anchor positioning allows you to place an element on the page based on where another element is.
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GitHub no longer uses Toasts
How to ensure updates and messages are communicated in an inclusive way.
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No ARIA is better than bad ARIA
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
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Making Google Sans Flex
Discover the inside story of Google Sans, Google’s iconic brand typeface. From product lockups to code, learn how the Google Sans font family has evolved to solve specific UX design problems.
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YouTube's New Hue
Discover how Google modernized YouTube's iconic red hue with accessibility and motion design in mind.
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The hamburger-menu icon today: Is it recognizable?
Hamburger menus are a more familiar pattern today than 10 years ago, but the same old best practices for hidden navigation still apply.
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How to create accessible PDFs from the start
Accessibility does not need to be hard. Learn how to create accessible PDFs with Typst without any additional software while reaching new audiences and meeting...
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Why JPEG XL ignoring bit depth is genius (and why AVIF can't pull it off)
JPEG and AVIF are locked to 8, 10 or 12 bits. JPEG XL works in float32 with the XYB color space, so bit depth stops mattering. Here’s why that helps HDR.
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Oklch in CSS: why we moved from RGB and HSL (2024)
CSS Color Module 4 adds oklch(), and we gain P3 wide-gamut support, boost code readability, and improve developer-designer communication.