Ovi Demetrian Jr

Even if you're a decent designer (or believe yourself to be), it's liberating not to have a say in the matter. Constraints are sometimes freeing.

New video of using the novel Blocks Edit visual theme editor for setting up content management from your custom design. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #cms #emailmarketing #landingpages #html

“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA.” southpark.cc.com/news/beycql/...

New in iOS 27: random ads in Apple Maps.

It’s called the Duo because costs duo thousand dollars.

Visual editing, layouts and collections, and team review options come together for an intuitive experience. Check out the new Blocks Edit overview video. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #contenteditor #cms #emailmarketing

“Icons are effective because of their ability to be quickly recognizable and memorable. Visual simplicity and consistency support that.” blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/icons-a... #design #apple #icons

“What do people do instead? They copy and paste URLs or use the share button in their browser.” ankursethi.com/blog/nobody-...

“Wireless networking is pervasive too. But Apple doesn’t have ‘a killer wireless networking product’.” daringfireball.net/2026/05/ai_i... #ai #tech #apple

AI is just a tool that bullshits you in the areas where you don’t have the sophistication to spot the bullshit. But in the areas that you do, it’s obviously bullshit. And it isn’t even close to “good enough”. It’s not getting better and almost perfect. It’s just strange, and you can’t see it. 14/14

“But this era of yellow journalism did not last forever. It burned hot, warped incentives, did real damage, and then, over time, consumers began to prioritize credibility. In response, newspapers began focusing on building trusted brands.” time.com/article/2026... #web #slop #enshittification

"You might think it counterintuitive that a movement obsessed with software would spearhead a severe decline in the design quality of software. But software brain is an obsession with software as a medium in and of itself. A means with no consideration for the end." daringfireball.net/2026/05/so...

✍️ New post: Design and Engineering, As One A #longread about a man with a stopwatch, a school in Weimar, and why the gap between design and engineering isn’t an accident. matthiasott.com/articles/des...

Quick reminder, especially if you’re a freelancer or developer using Free/Pro/Pro+ plans for client work: Opt out of GitHub using your data for AI model training before April 24 (seriously, wtf that this isn’t opt-in!). github.com/settings/cop...

How I approach responsive images and using img srcset. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #responsive #mobile

Also this one from the new edition: https://goodinternetmagazine.com/accessible-personal-websites-are-easier-than-you-think/ Is a lovely partner to mine from the last issue: https://goodinternetmagazine.com/can-accessibility-be-whimsical/

Hey, the Autumn/Winter 2025 issue of the Good Internet magazine is out? Go read/subscribe! https://goodinternetmagazine.com #GoodInternet #GoodInternetMagazine #indieweb #essay

My article is out in the latest issue of Good Internet Magazine! It’s about using the web browser as a web design tool and how anyone can do it, no matter their level of knowledge. goodinternetmagazine.com/web-design-w... #indieweb #smallweb #personalwebsites #webdesign #html #css

Having an active state for the current page in your navigation helps with usability, for your users to know where they are within your website’s architecture. Setting it up however, can get complicated. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #tutorial #code

My 2025 year in review. Work I’ve done, blog post highlights, and recommendations for this past year. ovidem.com/blog/2025-ye...

How I learned to be more aware of the stress put on my body and mind from the after effects of my car accident. ovidem.com/blog/physica... #health #stress #therapy

2025 in AI: Reasoning illusion, copyright settlement, sycophancy, suicide, vibe coding, and an economic bubble. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/f... #ai #tech #2025

A good overview of things you can now do with just HTML and CSS that you no longer need a Javascript library for. www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/12/maso... #webdesign #webdev #html #css #javascript

📝 I'm a curmudgeon for doing menu items without icons (unless you can give a good reason to include them). And apparently Apple used to recommend the opposite of what they now do in Tahoe. blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...

Our new guide is on modern form techniques for designing and building web forms that follow best practices. blocksedit.com/form-design/ #forms #webdesign #webdev #techniques #tips

“The best of these restaurants have a distinct character that enhances your dining experience.”…”But despite their differences, we always manage to find a table, order food, eat, go to the bathroom, and pay our bill.” paulmakeswebsites.com/writing/desi... #webdesign #web #design

Court rejection, seek real feedback, increase your surface area for luck, and assume everything is learnable. usefulfictions.substack.com/p/how-to-be-... #indie #work #freeagent #indieweb

How to set up a multi-step form without the overhead that’s normally required blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #frontend #forms #surveys

“Glaze is a system designed to protect human artists by disrupting style mimicry.” glaze.cs.uchicago.edu #ai #art #tools #artists #copyright

If you’re having performance issues on your Mac like I am because of Liquid Glass, there’s a way to disable it that helps! Enter this command into Terminal and restart: defaults write -g com.apple.SwiftUI.DisableSolarium -bool YES tidbits.com/2025/10/09/h... #apple #macos #liquidglass

Some thoughts on the on-going uses of AI for information and art. distinctivequality.com/blog/ai-gene... #ai #art #copyright #tech

reply to this with yr cool or very uncool personal site, i’m wrapping up my slides for @webdevconf.com tomorrow and need a few more examples :)

“I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. […] That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.” Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏 adactio.com/journal/22178

A rundown of the metadata options you need for social media and other apps. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #socialmedia #sharing #opengraph

“Apple’s cowardly abandonment of ICEBlock … is perhaps the best evidence yet that Apple’s arguments in favor of their App Store being the single source for third-party software do not hold water.”

Our newest thing: Creator Recommendations. Earn points for recommending creators and get recommended in return! indieaisle.com/recommend/ #indie #indieweb #personalwebsite #blogging

Listings offer an easier way for users to browse through collections that may otherwise be overwhelming to go through. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #designinspiration #contentdesign

How AI thinks: it doesn’t. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wzO...

Different ways to format and break up content within an article like a blog post. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #contentdesign #designinspiration

“I’ll admit it: I’ve started to enjoy having AI assistance in coding. But what I enjoy is the reduction in typing I have to do. I am still having to do all the thinking. The thinking is still taking the bulk of the time.” www.thudfactor.com/posts/2025/0... #coding #ai #work

Feature content sections provide a format for content to be skimmed through. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #designinspiration #contentdesign

A few highlighted design talks from Apple WWDC events of the past few years. distinctivequality.com/blog/apple-w... #design #talks #apple #wwdc2025

A good overview video of AI prompts and how to work within their limitations, from Apple’s WWDC sessions. developer.apple.com/videos/play/...

Fantastic explanation of the challenges of developing in a codebase over time My fave line: “Every new requirement makes it slightly worse, but never quite bad enough to justify a complete rewrite.” terriblesoftware.org/2025/05/28/d...

How Blocks Edit makes it easy to setup editable menus for a website. blocksedit.com/content-code... #webdesign #cms #html

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Yesssss @xandra has done it! Enjoying reading some choice articles from the new Good Internet zine here: https://goodinternetmagazine.com/close-to-the-metal-web-design-and-the-browser/ Get yours ordered: https://tilde.zone/@xandra/114584084867518002

Being indie means being scrappy and taking a lean approach to doing things, including being on the web. indieaisle.com/guide-indie-... #indieweb