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The (Mostly) Complete History of Layout on the Web and Responsive Design

Published: February 12, 2018

The web, as a visual and interactive medium, is still pretty new. Designing for the web has always meant striking […]

From designing interfaces to designing systems

Published: October 5, 2021

The mid-2000’s were often referred to as the era of Web 2.0. That may have been an overused term, but it undeniably changed the way designers and developers approached their practice through patterns.

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Year of A List Apart

Published: October 9, 2017

I’d really recommend reading a thread on Eric Meyer’s blog from early 2007. In it, he poses a pretty simple […]

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The Decade-Long Path to Web Fonts

Published: September 19, 2017

The web has a long and storied history with text, typography and fonts. Most content on the web is text. And at […]

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Pixel Art Finds Its Home on the Web

Published: July 16, 2018

The design community in particular has been a rather dynamic part of the fabric of the web from its earliest […]

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Why Batman Forever is so Important for the Web

Published: March 13, 2017

You may have heard the name Jeffrey Zeldman before. He’s often referred to as the godfather of the web, and […]

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