Matthias Ott @matthiasott@mastodon.social

My MacBook Pro’s screen just broke, so I’m now looking for a monitor to connect it to. Not the Studio Display, as it is a bad deal, but a solid, not too expensive 4K screen with decent color accuracy for design work. 27", maybe 32".

Any recommendations? 🖥

Toot toot!

Here’s how Basecamp assesses the level and title of designers, from Junior to Principal Designer: https://github.com/basecamp/handbook/blob/master/titles-for-designers.md

A wonderful read by @azumbrunnen_@twitter.com about how the Apple Watch is completely redefining a device category with a long tradition. Including a super interesting journey through the history of watchmaking. 🙌👌
https://medium.com/swlh/from-clockworks-to-computers-on-our-wrists-11a709a20000

@webgefrickel 👋 Wie geht’s den Füßen? 😉

Responsive Resize ✅
Timed Transitions ✅
Spell Check ✅

This is a MAJOR update to Adobe XD! ✨
https://theblog.adobe.com/september-2018-release-of-adobe-xd-responsive-resize-timed-transitions-and-more/

“Image Performance” by @wilto is available now! 🎉

If you want to read up on image performance optimization, read this book by one of the authors of the picture element spec and chair of the RICG:
https://abookapart.com/products/image-performance

“A design system is a tool for empowerment, not a weapon to control design.”

The key lessons I learned creating a popular Design System, by Matt Bond
https://medium.com/asana-design/the-key-lessons-i-learned-creating-a-popular-design-system-d078c817b4dd

Profitable, difficult, or important?
https://seths.blog/2018/09/profitable-difficult-or-important/

A great interactive visualization by the @nytimes: See Inside Typhoon Mangkhut in 3-D https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/15/world/asia/super-typhoon-mangkhut-ompong-storm.html

Time to unlock my adventure! 🤗

You shouldn’t feel obligated to meet other people’s expectations when you write on your own site. In the end, even the smallest contribution can be valuable to others. Thanks for the reminder, @SaraSoueidan@twitter.com and @tobiastom! 🤗 #justwrite
https://matthiasott.com/notes/out-there

‪“It's time to embrace decentralization […] Ultimately, this directive targets an era of the web that is already beginning to wane. It's not a disaster; it is a turning page.”‬

‪An apt comment by @benwerd on the new EU “upload filter” directive.‬ HT @baldur
‪https://werd.io/2018/article-13-makes-it-official-its-time-to-embrace-decentralization‬

‪A lot of good advice – and useful tools – in this great article by @ericwbailey about the importance and quirks of manual accessibility testing. #a11y #testing https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/09/importance-manual-accessibility-testing/

Doing taxes.

This post by @tkadlec is the best possible answer to The Cascade Controversy™. Moderate but unambiguous. 👏👏👏
https://timkadlec.com/remembers/2018-09-10-the-cascade-and-other-essential-unessentials/