Issue 43
Which contemporary songs will stand the test of time to become classics? A map of where subjective feelings are located in the body 🔥
🎵 WHICH SONGS WILL BE TIMELESS; ARE LEGO PEOPLE GETTING ANGRIER; ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CSS.
Heya,
This week in Bizarro Devs:
A map of where you feel your feelings 😌
A database of paper airplane designs;
A JavaScript library that makes your page dance (intentionally);
How they use Rice Krispies for science.
🕸️ The Cool Side of the Web
Which contemporary songs will stand the test of time to become classics?
Someone explain how Backstreet Boys get on the list but Nirvana gets relegated to a footnote?
Smells like a conspiracy.
slate.com
A map of where subjective feelings are located in the body 🔥
Heartburn looks ******* painful.
bps.org.uk
Yung series sneakers 🦓
Adidas are my preferred shoe, and I'm a big fan of Geocities. This website made me weep.
adidas.com
Are LEGO people are getting angrier?
This cracked me up; I remember they all had goofy grins and they shaved every day. Now, a LEGO box looks like a biker's bar in a prison.
And, they just ran out of toilet wine.
qz.com
Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) 💀
Free animations and illustrations for Dia De Los Muertos celebrations. Very cool even if the city on the conveyor belt confused me.
dayofthedead.holiday
Fold N Fly is a database of paper airplanes with outstanding folding instructions (image, printing, video) 🛩️
foldnfly.com
🤖 Robots et. al.
Are AI authors any good?
Nope.
In a similar vein, can algorithms create art? Or, merely imitate?
futurism.com
How a computer learns to dribble: Practice, practice, practice. 🏀
This is that 80s movie moment when you look at the computer and say
"We're not so different you and I"
Cue slow clap.
sciencedaily.com
⚒️ Tools and Resources
Wakamai Fondue, the tool that answers the question “what can my font do?”
Side note: Possibly the great stock photo-font combination you will see this year.
Also, a great tool for learning everything about a font before you commit.
Seriously, everything. Language support; designer; designer; characters...everything
wakamaifondue.com
Rythm.js is a library that makes your page dance. 🕺🏿
Good for ninjas who are in process of transforming their personal brand from mayhem to rhythm.
github.io
[Follow Up]. If you liked last week's CSS Border-Radius link, then you'll like this Border Radius generator too.
github.io
Evergreen is a React UI framework with a bunch of components. 🌲
segment.com
🕷️ Design & Development Arena
What's the best image format for your website?
themeisle.com
The ultimate guide to CSS + cheat sheets 📑
If you have a question that can't be answered with these resources, then you're probably dealing with the California Superbike School and not the style sheet language.
medium.com
The Typographic Ticket Book is a good way to call out bad design choices with some "bants" 👮
No one wants to give out tickets for design crimes, but someone probably should do. A fifty ticket book containing violations like "Inappropriate weight" and "Improper kerning".
typography.com
🥇 World of WordPress
How to dropship: Here's how to start a dropshipping business 💸
codeinwp.com
SiteGround vs Bluehost: Who should be your WordPress host?
themeisle.com
😱 Slightly Terrifying
In a concerted effort to redefine villainy, two tech companies have found a way to get around cookie management tools.
youbroketheinternet.org
Risk in the Sky?
A simulation of what happens when a drone meets a big boy plane.
Spoiler Alert: no one wins.
youtube.com
🧠 Tech Minded
Lucasfilm has digital clones of your favorite ‘Star Wars’ characters 🐑
"Coz, if you get hit by a bus tommorah we don't want to have to stop making the movie".
inverse.com
Researchers create virtual smells by electrocuting your nose ⚡
It's like a fevered dream Chuck Norris has after being captured in one of his Vietnam movies.
techcrunch.com
🙃 Backwards talking dreams - Fun stuff
Why scientists are studying ‘Ricequakes’ in a tube of Rice Krispies 🍚
It seems sadistic to put Snap, Crackle, and Pop through so much trauma for testing reasons.
atlasobscura.com
Outro
Well, that's the end of another week.
I remember when the application of electrodes to the body "for apps and productivity" was something the bad guys did. Now, it's a Saturday afternoon with friends kind-of-thing.
At least our villains are still consistently villan-y.
Have a great week,
Chris.
