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Getting weirder with fonts, and: too much of a good thing
PP Talisman from Pangram Pangram Foundry is my new heading font–or “cool font” as I'm calling it in the code. But I'm trying not to overuse it!
Becoming an Astro-not
I spent an entire weekend migrating my Eleventy site to Astro—and then back to Eleventy! A reflection on using the right tool for the job, when many options are viable.
Experiment: Puffy 3D mode
Taking inspiration from Claymorphism, I made an experimental version of my site with a puffy 3D look.
wavebeem 2.0: Slime Mode
With cohost.org going away, I decide to lean even harder towards working on my personal website. I've created a new theme, with a softer, more playful aesthetic than ever before. I've also created many new sections on my website.
Introducing: The Toybox
The Toybox is a new section of my site for web toys, jokes, and experiments.
Making a theme selector
How to make a theme selector for your website, and why you might want to have more than one theme.
I made a new 88×31 site button
I made a new site button GIF for folks who want to link to my website.
10 years of themes
An image gallery and reflection of 10 years of themes I've made for wavebeem.com
Querying shadow DOM
Examples of how to query shadow DOM, and when you actually don't want to.
Flashlight: Making toys for the web
I made a toy flashlight for the web. It simulates darkening the web page and following the cursor. It looks somewhat convincingly like a flashlight. Enjoy!
Developing with web components
Thoughts on developing with web components from scratch; no UI libraries. This covers custom elements and very basic use of the <template> element. Shadow DOM is mentioned but not used.
You deserve to be happy, or: the web wasn't a mistake
A discussion of why people hate JS, Electron, and the web. Also a plea about how excessive negativity hurts you and those around you.
The web is an app platform
The web has been an app platform for most of its life. I discuss the history of the web and my definition of "app".
I made a Geocities site button
88×31 GIFs were all the rage back on Geocities; I decided to finally make one for my own site.