Where I’m at on the whole CSS-Tricks thing
It was March 2022 when I sold CSS-Tricks to DigitalOcean. So it’s been just about 2 years now…
Business stories
Tumblr and WordPress to follow Reddit in selling user data for AI training
Automattic, which owns Tumblr and WordPress, is in talks with Midjourney and OpenAI to sell data from user posts to train artificial intelligence systems.
How my dream design job turned into a nightmare
Or why you should quit your dead-end job before it’s too late
Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)
Examining the ethical, psychological, and practical concerns surrounding design challenges, and advocating for a more inclusive, human centered and effective approach to evaluating designers.
Reddit finally files IPO, gives Redditors first dibs on buying stock
Do your research before you buy, though.
Figma’s Config 2024
2024 will be the most exciting Config yet, with programming designed to connect a dynamic community of builders to the future of product development.
Figma’s only interest is revenue, and it’s going to erode the design culture
Figma founders never cared about designers; they needed a use case for their real-time web-based app. That’s how it came about.
This Tiny Website Is Google’s First Line of Defense in the Patent Wars
A trio of Google engineers recently came up with a futuristic way to help anyone who stumbles through presentations on video calls. They propose that when algorithms detect a speaker’s pulse racing or “umms” lengthening, a generative AI bot that mimics their voice could simply take over.
Figma Caters to Developers with Dev Mode and AI Integrations
After its sale to Adobe fell through, Figma has doubled down on targeting developers. We spoke to Figma’s CTO about its new Dev Mode.
Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024
We asked the community what tools save them the most time and effort, and here’s what they had to say.
