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scopeofwork.net

On factory tours

How factory tours connect people to how things are made, despite rising barriers.

drive.google.com

Trends 2026 - Google Drive

A drive folder with 2026 Trends reports from multiple companies, consultancies, and research groups.

properprompts.ai

Proper prompts

Streamline your workflow and generate high quality AI assets that you can actually use in real world projects.

people-work.io

The junior hiring crisis

AI is removing the apprenticeship ladder. Here’s what that means for students, early-career professionals, and the tech industry’s future.

chrisyoong.com

Debunking the Alt text character limit

100, 150, or 200? The arbitrary limit can be built into input fields and automated tooling.

order.design

A dozen years of Work & Co

Order designed a book with over a decade of digital craft and impact. The work we do and the company we keep.

staysaasy.com

Own a graph

One of the quickest ways to get better at your job is to own a graph.

bsky.app

The key to understanding the world today

A simple and brilliant analysis of today's conservative discourse.

creativeboom.com

AIGA NY unveils new identity

The largest chapter of AIGA has launched a new identity and strategy designed to strengthen its role as a civic space for design.

brookings.edu

We should all be Luddites

Rehabilitating the idea of Luddites as people concerned with the control and impact of technology.

doc.cc

Critique

On elevating craft through critical thinking.

typingsvg.vercel.app

TypingSVG

Generate animated typing SVGs with multiline styling, cursor styles, and adjustable typing & delete speeds for full control.

hvpandya.com

Systems, stables and stars

Why mature organizations still rely on rockstars for critical work, and how systems raise the floor while stars raise the ceiling.

daverupert.com

Grid paper

Create and download 7 grids types using different kinds of background gradients.

travers.fyi

Durable consumables

How accelerating tech progress compresses the economic lives of objects, and what we lose when fewer things are built to last.

bit.ly

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werd.io

Disagree and let’s see

“Disagree and commit” is disingenuous. Here is a better idea.

feyder.co

Chromatic: a colorful daily puzzle game

Sort colors, create gradients, find your daily calm.

nerdy.dev

Using CSS to fix the irradiation illusion

How to adjust perceived font weight in dark mode without layout shift.

another.rodeo

Feedback doesn’t scale

Listening is always hard, and it only gets harder at scale.