How to showcase your wares

The folks at Webtype are all kinds of smart. If you've subscribed to their newsletter, you'll know what I'm referring to. Now they're at it again. This page [http://bentonmodern.webtype.com/] is an example of how you can put their offerings to use. In this case, they showcase one particular typeface [http://www.webtype.com/store/search/?q=Benton+Modern] and how to use it well. Be sure to click the alternate style in the header (Expressive). Source [http://bentonmodern.webtype.com/]…

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The best icon is a text label

Thomas Byttebier makes a great case for using text labels over icons. I've been thinking on this of late, largely thanks to Rian van der Merwe [http://www.elezea.com/2015/03/icon-labels/]. Once you start looking for this issue, you see it everywhere (like the footer of this site). How often do designers add an icon because it makes perfect sense to them, unknowingly causing confusion? But if we can't agree on a universal icon to represent Save, perhaps sticking with text truly is the best optio…

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The Twitter web interface

Things change as you get older. I've been using Twitter for over 7 years now (7!) and my love for the service is the same. I don't put a lot of value in how the company is run, but the service itself has thankfully remained the same over the years. The below was written originally for my weekly newsletter. Enjoy items like this each week for less than one coffee [https://chrisbowler.memberful.com/orders/new?plan=63] a month. And up until very recently, I considered Tweetbot to be the ultimate…

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