I had a £13.50 sandwich in Edinburgh last week. It was Alby's though, so they get a pass as that sandwich is now a core memory

More Projects Please We’re actively seeking new UX design, UI design or hybrid creative/development challenges to solve.

Over the past 19 years, my team @cloudfour.com have shared over 600 articles and resources with the #WebDesign community, absolutely free.

But now, our design practice is in danger without your help. Please read and share: cloudfour.com/thinks/more-...

#OpenToWork #UXDesign #UIDesign

A tablet displaying the landing page for 'The Layout Maestro,' a practical CSS course by Ahmad Shadeed. The desk setup includes a cup of coffee, colorful pencils, and LEGO pieces, creating a bright and creative atmosphere.

After a year of building, The Layout Maestro is officially live! 🎹🥳

An interactive CSS course that teaches you how to think in CSS layouts. 70+ lessons, 7 layouts, 150+ interactive demos!

Ready to level up your layout skills? Enroll now👇:
thelayoutmaestro.com

Progressive Web Components Introducing Elena, a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components. Unlike most web component libraries, Elena doesn’t force JavaScript for everything. You can load HTML and CSS first, ...

To get slightly more context, read also my article on Progressive Web Components (just published!):

arielsalminen.com/2026/progres...

Elena | Progressive Web Components Elena is a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components.

I’m excited to announce the 1̶s̶t̶ 7th release candidate of Elena today! 🫶

Elena is a simple, tiny library for building Progressive Web Components. Unlike most web component libraries, Elena doesn’t force JavaScript for everything.

Crafted with love and care using HTML, CSS & plain JS: elenajs.com

You know what I’m talking about.
bell.bz/wait-it-out/

The Death of Character in Game Console Interfaces A eulogy for the console soul.

Game console interfaces used to be detailed and assembled with care. Now they're nothing more than a collection of rounded squares.

I wrote about the death of distinct game console interfaces and how they all feel so empty and clinical now:

vale.rocks/posts/game-c...

#Gaming #UI #RetroGaming

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I got that notification even though I deleted my Vercel account ages ago. Turns out I still had another inactive account knocking about, so it was a good reminder to delete that too

Today is my last day with the Deno team 🦕💖💔

I know they're gonna keep making awesome things.

But now *I* need to make awesome things for someone else! If you're looking for a DevRel with a JS focus and extra sparkle, get in touch!

Strangers By Spring Strangers, By Spring is a blog about escapism, romance, and rebirth. Consider: I have a recurring dream that we are sharing a ...

new on strangers:

"...there is a whisper of your perfume woven through the aroma of the smoke and I am reminded that the memory of love is a miracle."

(new audio too)

strangersbyspring.com/2026-03-17

Yesterday was my last day at Deno.

From today, I'll be cheering the talented team on from outside the org.

This also means that I'm now considering my next move in the DX/DevRel/Technical marketing space.

Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

Miles Caton is phenomenally talented

c h r o m a s e t i c a reject the machine

coming soon

Gyromite - 1985

A screenshot of the latest iteration of the upcoming https://elenajs.com documentation website.

Ok, think I’m ready to hit the publish button *soon* with this thing.

Elliot Jay Stocks | A book! A book tour! A book tour newsletter! Elliot Jay Stocks is a designer and author, usually doing something with typography

I can hardly believe the day has come, but I’m beyond thrilled to say that my new book is out! In theory, if you walk into a bookstore today, you should be able to buy or a least order Fine Specimens.

Just published a post on the blog about the book, the book tour, and the book tour newsletter:

A bookstore shelf, filled with design books. In the top left of frame is a bright yellow book, Fine specimens by Elliot Jay Stocks

Congratulations mate! Already spotted it on display in the Arnolfini bookshop

Yes, absolutely. Please feel free!

“Old friends, we have been owed a better world for so long, and what an utterly irredeemable one we have built in its stead.”

The idea that anyone will be “left behind” because of their particular skills and experience, and become “irrelevant” is revolting.

“Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”

Those words matter now more than ever.

Happy birthday!

This post is so well articulated - the grief is very real and so is the fear. Being freelance, I'm already seeing a decline in contracts that don't force AI, but you battle on.

Lately I'm definitely feeling less urge to engage in industry discourse and more with with other interests though

I once appeared in the 'Tokyo fashion map' issue of Tokyo Graffiti magazine, modelling both a UniQlo parka and an absolutely universe-ending hangover

I am in an abusive relationship with the technology industry Some things I'm struggling with in the technology industry, an appreciation for folk music, and some other thoughts.

I wrote about some things I'm struggling with in the technology industry, preceded by an appreciation for folk music.

PodCube™ Explorer The Future, is Yesterday™. Listen to audio transmissions from anywhere in space, or time, or place. With high-definition 4-D adiabatic q-bit streaming audio, PodCube™ is the Universal Leader in Time-A...

My friend Mason is one of the most funny, creative people I've ever met and such an open-hearted, kind man. He is also extremely on the 'build the web we want' train, and just released this totally bonkers podcast browser powered by Podcube, his hilarious sketch pod.

poweredbypodcube.com#overview

I'd still love to see Guillermo Del Toro revisit the Spanish civil war-era gothic of his earlier movies and do a moody adaptation of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's Shadow of the Wind

i am going to punch a hole clean through a datacentre