Heydon @heydon@mastodon.social

The Inclusive Components book is now available!

http://book.inclusive-components.design

I made a Shaggy/Gojira/M.I.A. mashup. https://soundcloud.com/heydonworks/rough-shag

My wife helps a Syrian refugee family. I came home to find a picture on the fridge of 'our family' by one of the kids. I'm included (😭) as 'Hadon' and I appear to be wearing a dress. It is my favorite thing.

I have been suspended from Twitter for attacking the protected class that is [squints] Brexiteers... how's your morning going?

📹 The new Making Future Interfaces video is here! This time: Inline SVG

✅How to hand code it
✅Accessible charts
✅JavaScript and generative art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CDTw_UpQoQ

In case you missed it: I solved switching from multiple columns down to a single column in one step using a 'container query' and Flexbox: http://www.heydonworks.com/article/the-flexbox-holy-albatross-reincarnated

🎥 New video!
Making Future Interfaces: Algorithmic Layouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOUtkN6M52M

#CSS

Hey! Would you mind upvoting the Inclusive Components book on product hunt? Only takes a second.

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/inclusive-components-the-book

I finished my 2001 / Airwolf / modem theme tune 🎶https://soundcloud.com/heydonworks/2001airwolfmodem

📢 NEW VIDEO! Making Future Interfaces with Unusual Shapes

- border-radius
- clip-path
- CSS Shapes
- paint worklets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCHt8zsbCT4

📢 Want to learn about #CSS Custom Properties? I made you a video! Let me know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-v7lmmF7kc

📢 I'm working on a prototyping tool. It's made from web components, CSS and a bit of Houdini. It's called Bruck. https://github.com/Heydon/bruck

The term 'halfwit' is ableist because it refers to people with learning disabilities.

Can I suggest using 'fuckwit' instead? 'Fuck' is indeterminate, but can mean 'fuckery' i.e. bigotry, nonsense, bad ideas. It designates beliefs not abilities, and is therefore not offensive.

This is original content (you're welcome). Press a button if you get the reference.

I think this is my favorite piece of guitar music ever. Smoulders gently, then implodes into screeching, wailing oblivion. Makes my soul feel really nice. https://open.spotify.com/track/4YIVBKX6u1wuRd8sLWY7zj?si=a0ljXTptRxOl085GNxf2cw

Neotropic is still making records! Fantastic female producer in a post-trip hop/experimental world of white boiz. Her "La Prochaine Fois" is one of my favorite records of all time. https://open.spotify.com/album/1YMfok7VnE5kl2MnWlAzT7?si=nft4Q53_Ssekw6CvxAEW0Q