https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/elizabeth-goodspeed-optimism-vs-pessimism-graphic-design-270325
It's Nice That
Elizabeth Goodspeed on why graphic designers can’t stop joking about hating their jobs
Designers are burnt out, disillusioned, and constantly joking that design ruined their life – but underneath the memes lies a deeper reckoning. Our US editor-at-large explores how irony became the industry’s dominant tone, and what it might mean to care again.
https://julian.digital/2025/03/27/the-case-against-conversational-interfaces/
: Data transfer mechanisms have two critical factors: speed and lossiness
: Gestures and facial expressions are effectively data compression techniques
: Smartphones are great for “away from keyboard” workflows, but important productivity work still happens on desktop.
: Average typing speeds on mobile are just 36 words-per-minute, notably slower than the ~60 words-per-minute on desktop.
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: Data transfer mechanisms have two critical factors: speed and lossiness
: Gestures and facial expressions are effectively data compression techniques
: Smartphones are great for “away from keyboard” workflows, but important productivity work still happens on desktop.
: Average typing speeds on mobile are just 36 words-per-minute, notably slower than the ~60 words-per-minute on desktop.
#qt
julian.digital
The case against conversational interfaces
Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next computing paradigm is here! We'll only use natural language going forward!". But then nothing actually changes…
https://ia.net/topics/markdown-and-the-slow-fade-of-the-formatting-fetish
: In the early 2000s, Microsoft introduced .docx, .pptx, and .xlsx as part of the Office Open XML (OOXML) format
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: In the early 2000s, Microsoft introduced .docx, .pptx, and .xlsx as part of the Office Open XML (OOXML) format
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iA
Markdown and the Slow Fade of the Formatting Fetish
Like moss on a star destroyer
https://www.are.na/editorial/what-is-a-website-good-for
: He talks about the distinction between writing on a computer and writing by pen in his notebook, how his prose in a Google doc makes itself tidy, “correct,” “maybe, dull” while his prose in a notebook more accurately represents the winding, perhaps tortuous and mistakeful process of thinking.
: Making a website was fun for me but not bereft of frustration.
: The material of it (HTML) was far distanced from the idea I was trying to represent.
: With the time and effort it took to build, I really wanted a website to do something: change a mind, raise some money.
: Websites, although bound to a screen, are boundless in terms of pixels.
#qt
: He talks about the distinction between writing on a computer and writing by pen in his notebook, how his prose in a Google doc makes itself tidy, “correct,” “maybe, dull” while his prose in a notebook more accurately represents the winding, perhaps tortuous and mistakeful process of thinking.
: Making a website was fun for me but not bereft of frustration.
: The material of it (HTML) was far distanced from the idea I was trying to represent.
: With the time and effort it took to build, I really wanted a website to do something: change a mind, raise some money.
: Websites, although bound to a screen, are boundless in terms of pixels.
#qt
Are.na
What Is a Website Good For? | Are.na Editorial
On mediums, their qualities and affordances.