Notes on the quiet craft of the web.
A journal on design, typography, and the craft of the web — written for people who care about the parts users feel but can’t name.
Recent essays
White Space Is Not Empty
The space around things is doing as much work as the things themselves. On negative space as the most underrated material in interface design.
Read essayMotion That Means Something
Animation on the web is mostly decoration, and decoration is mostly noise. A field guide to motion that explains instead of distracts — and knows when to get out of the way.
Read essayThe Grid Is a Conversation
A grid isn't a cage you trap a layout inside — it's an argument you have with the content. On using structure to earn the right to break it.
Read essayBuilding for the Slow Connection
Performance is not a technical concern hiding in the basement of a project. It's a design decision, an ethical one, and the truest measure of whether you respect the people on the other end.
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