Notices by Christopher Phin (chrisphin@mastodon.social)

So cool! A one-pixel-wide font that exploits subpixels.

(Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/slGDHG3oyt cc @elliotjaystocks @glennf)

I had any heard this metaphor before, that product design (or indeed any creative endeavour) is like a corkscrew, in that you feel like you’re going in circles but those circles are actually leading you somewhere. Yaas! (Yes it’s technically in a paid ad, but Simone Giertz is awesome so she gets a free pass.)

https://youtube.com/shorts/cq0wJWQmVE8

It’s an ancient meme, but my wife and I still dissolve into giggles at “I think they prefer the term ‘white people’.”

This¹ popped into my feed again, and I want to add something else: being a bit shit at stuff and doing it anyway is specifically a radical, anti-capitalist act. ✊🏻 An underlying reason you want to do things well is because you’ve internalised the lesson that stuff only has value if it literally has economic value – if you can sell it.

Post your wonky drawings. Throw an ungainly pot. Make sub-par dinners. You’re literally smashing the system. ♥️

¹ From @ITOmarHernandez, reposted by @girlonthenet

They’ve figured out the secret of ancient Roman concrete’s durability! And it’s really cool! https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106