Alex Carpenter

Nano Stores now has a library for building smart stores powered by state machines. Huge thanks to @alexcarpenter.me from Clerk for creating it! github.com/alexcarpente...

An example shadcn/ui carousel component implementation with smooth scroll progress dot indicators. Demo: shadcn-ui-carousel-dots.vercel.app Code: t.co/aCi3xNxEWr

Tint buttons :hover and :active states based on their foreground color usage. alexcarpenter.me/notes/2026-0...

📝 Implementing smooth Dot Indicators with Embla Carousel and CSS color-mix() alexcarpenter.me/notes/2026-0...

2025 Holiday Coffee Gift Guide - Discover the best coffee gifts for the holidays—espresso machines, drippers, brewers, and bean subscriptions that coffee lovers will actually use every day. #ibrewmyowncoffee ibrewmyown.coffee/2025-holiday...

RESILIENT—UI interview #002 with Hayden Bleasel from Vercel. Australian Design Engineer who loves working on open source software for the web. www.resilient-ui.com/interviews/h...

RESILIENT—UI interview #001 with @blvdmitry.me Staff front-end engineer based in Amsterdam, working on AI assistants at Shopify. www.resilient-ui.com/interviews/d...

Exploring a new design direction for @ibrewmyown.coffee Still very much WIP, but curious to hear your thoughts! ibrewmyown-coffee-git-v3-alex-carpenters-projects-00876ed6.vercel.app

Working on some updates to make it easier to theme Clerk components from your existing CSS variables. Generating a color palette using relative color syntax and color-mix.

v5 spring refresh alexcarpenter.me

I have to take a moment to appreciate @sarasoueidan.com's post about setting up a screen reader testing environment. it continues to be an invaluable resource for me 🙏🏻 www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/testing...

Issue 004 // @arslan.io - Engineer with a passion for Design, Dieter Rams, Watches, Coffee and Bauhaus. ibrewmyown.coffee/interviews/f...

React Aria exposing state through the className is super handy. Here we're using the placement returned to define a TW CSS variable which we can then use in Motion to define its animation direction. codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/zw...

IBMOC Issue 002 // Matthew Spade - Digital Content Creator based in Blackpool, UK, specializing in Design, Interiors, Personal Style, Lifestyle and Travel, with an emphasis on the creative community, discovery of smaller brands and culture. ibrewmyown.coffee/interviews/m...

Had previously collected a good amount of US Coffee Roasters from when I was doing the podcast, so I dropped them on the new site for reference ibrewmyown.coffee/roasters

Name: John-George Sample Status: Published Datetime: 2025-02-03 8:30:56 AM EST Profession: Front-end engineer Location: Pittsburgh, PA Handle: @johngeorgesample.bsky.social ibrewmyown.coffee/interviews/j...

Resurrecting an old side project - I Brew My Own Coffee It started back in 2014 as a podcast, but now I am bringing it back as a newsletter highlighting folks home coffee brewing setups. It's like workspaces.​xyz but for coffee brewing setups. Join the newsletter - brewmyowncoffee.com

My favorite coffee gear, everyday carry tools, and smart home tech - alexcarpenter.me/collections