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The Realities And Myths Of Contrast And Color — Smashing Magazine
~20 min read · · In this article, Andrew Somers, a 35-year veteran of the Hollywood film and television industry, shares his experience about the hard-fought battles and lessons learned designing for illuminated… · Shared by 434, including David Gates, Hannah Milan, Ian Pouncey, Karl Groves (he/him), Stephanie A Kowalski
jacobmartins.com
How I Used DALL·E 2 to Generate The Logo for OctoSQL
~11 min read · · Everybody has heard about the latest cool thing™, which is DALL·E 2 (henceforth called Dall-e). A few months ago, when the first previews started, it was basically everywhere. Now, a few weeks ago,… · Shared by 339, including Albert Ràfols, Nils Hitze, Joe Lencioni, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, David Gates
thebolditalic.com
I Asked an AI Robot to Generate 200-Year-Old Woodcuts of Mount Diablo
7 min read · · The results? Mind-boggling · Shared by 140, including David Gates
buttondown.email
Six Programming Languages I'd Like to See
5 min read · · A few weird ideas for programming languages I came up with that it'd be "really" "cool" if someone made (wink) · Shared by 138, including Matthew Turland, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, David Gates
Quanta Magazine
Puzzles on Weighing Truth With a Balance Scale
3 min read · · In recreational mathematics, the balance scale is an endless source of puzzles that require precise and elaborate logic and teach the fundamentals of generalization. · Shared by 155, including David Gates
It's Nice That
Dive into the random, genius, alphabetically-organised world of HejHelloHalloAnnyeong’s web design experiments
3 min read · · Since the pandemic the collective have been meeting every fortnight to create innovative web-based experiments inspired by their random word selector. · Shared by 65, including David Gates, Beate Jordaan
Behavioral Scientist
An In-The-Box Method to Creative Problem Solving
5 min read · · In an adaptation from his book, Evolutionary Ideas, Sam Tatam introduces a framework for inventive problem solving developed by a Russian scientist and inventor in the Soviet era: the solution to your… · Shared by 502, including 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Ines Bieler, David Gates
learnui.design
Interactive Typography Tutorial
1 min read · · Learn the fundamentals of typography through this gamified walkthrough with real-time feedback and logic-based principles. · Shared by 1082, including David Gates, Matthew Guay, Chris Coyier, @stephaniewalter@front-end.social, Mark Kaigwa
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Font Matrix – See & Pair Typefaces Like Never Before
10 min read · · The Font Matrix is a different way of seeing typefaces. It can help you find better font pairs faster, and makes it more obvious to describe the differences between typefaces, regardless of sans or… · Shared by 262, including @stephaniewalter@front-end.social, David Gates, Abel Caballero Díaz, CSS Weekly, David Hellmann, Oliver Raduner
javascript.plainenglish.io
11 Stupidly Simple Side Hustles to Earn Extra Money as a Programmer
~20 min read · · No BS and please don’t expect blogging, YouTube, freelancing, or Medium. · Shared by 33, including David Garner, David Gates
toneofvoice.substack.com
The CIA
5 min read · · This is what really, really serious sounds like. · Shared by 132, including Mark Kaigwa, Katja Evertz, David Gates
WIRED
6 Free Ways to Practice Sign Language Online
4 min read · · You don’t need to spend any money to start learning American Sign Language (ASL) with these resources. · Shared by 121, including Lee Keyes, Alicia Cocchi, David Gates, Esther Schindler, Patricia Churchland
Slate
I Was Going to Quit Playing Competitive Scrabble. Then Something Utterly Nuts Happened.
7 min read · · It felt like divine inspiration. · Shared by 90, including Clive Thompson, David Gates
Rest of World
An ancient language has defied decryption for 100 years. Can AI crack the code?
~14 min read · · Scholars have spent a century trying to decipher ancient Indus script. Machine learning may finally help make sense of it all. · Shared by 186, including Tactical Tech, Fabio Chiusi, David Gates, Nige Willson, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live
VICE
Why Are Letters Shaped the Way They Are?
10 min read · · Linguistic games and research are revealing a hidden connection between what words look and sound like, and what they mean. · Shared by 330, including David Gates, Oscar MacDonald, Jane, Michelle Boisson
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Thoughts On Markdown — Smashing Magazine
20+ min read · · Markdown in all its flavors, interpretations, and forks won’t go away. However, it’s important to look at emerging content formats that try to encompass modern needs. In this article, Knut shares his… · Shared by 151, including Matthew Turland, Brian Rinaldi, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, David Gates
