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Good type against all odds(unsung.aresluna.org)

187 points by firloop 5 days ago | 24 comments

A blog post on Unsung, a software craft and quality blog, titled "Good type against all odds" about typography done well under constraints.

"In every study that considered the question"(unsung.aresluna.org)

28 points by zdw 9 days ago | 15 comments

A blog post on Unsung (aresluna.org) discussing a finding reported across usability studies; no page text was captured to confirm details.

"Traditional, but Puzzling"(unsung.aresluna.org)

42 points by colinprince 9 days ago | 7 comments

Blog post on the Unsung software craft blog about a puzzling Unix error message seen by users in the 1990s and its history.

Keyboard differences between Windows and Macs(unsung.aresluna.org)

321 points by sohkamyung 17 days ago | 260 comments

A deep-dive blog post on the Unsung software craft blog comparing keyboard layouts, keys, and shortcut conventions between Windows PCs and Macs.

Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards(unsung.aresluna.org)

262 points by leephillips 25 days ago | 47 comments

A blog post on the Unsung software craft blog about modular industrial control dashboards and interfaces that predate pixel-based screens.

On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted(unsung.aresluna.org)

346 points by jandeboevrie 29 days ago | 306 comments

A blog post on the Unsung software craft blog about NeoVim deleting Vim undo files and developers' duty of care toward user data.

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side(unsung.aresluna.org)

149 points by zdw 1 month ago | 75 comments

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side(unsung.aresluna.org)

77 points by leephillips 1 month ago | 25 comments

“I just chose words carefully”(unsung.aresluna.org)

1133 points by zdw 1 month ago | 326 comments

A blog post on Marcin Wichary's Unsung blog about the difficulties of typesetting text in monospace and choosing words carefully to fit it.

“We want it to really confuse people, but also really make people happy”(unsung.aresluna.org)

50 points by zdw 1 month ago | 18 comments

"Solving a largely imaginary user goal"(unsung.aresluna.org)

36 points by euthymiclabs 2 months ago | 37 comments

As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program(unsung.aresluna.org)

172 points by allenc 2 months ago | 139 comments

“Gravity is worth asking about”(unsung.aresluna.org)

179 points by nozzlegear 2 months ago | 109 comments

If you're a button, you have one job(unsung.aresluna.org)

505 points by nozzlegear 3 months ago | 249 comments

A blog post by Marcin Wichary on the Unsung blog comparing image-rotation buttons on iPhone and Nothing Phone to illustrate universal UI button design challenges.

More Molly Guards(unsung.aresluna.org)

167 points by zdw 4 months ago | 20 comments

A few interesting modern pixel fonts(unsung.aresluna.org)

402 points by zdw 5 months ago | 97 comments

A blog post on Marcin Wichary's Unsung blog highlighting several modern pixel fonts, starting with Andrew Gleeson's Analog Mono, a remake of the VCR OSD Mono font.

A Preview of the Future(unsung.aresluna.org)

15 points by zdw 5 months ago | 2 comments

Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2(unsung.aresluna.org)

97 points by frizlab 5 months ago | 46 comments

Mouse Pointer as a Mere Mortal(unsung.aresluna.org)

74 points by zdw 5 months ago | 30 comments

Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay(unsung.aresluna.org)

277 points by rbanffy 6 months ago | 138 comments

Why do Macs ask you to press random keys when connecting a new keyboard?(unsung.aresluna.org)

34 points by zdw 6 months ago | 33 comments

Molly guard in reverse(unsung.aresluna.org)

204 points by surprisetalk 7 months ago | 83 comments

It took four years until 2011’s iOS 5 gave everyone an emoji keyboard(unsung.aresluna.org)

117 points by tobr 7 months ago | 72 comments

Lock Scroll with a Vengeance(unsung.aresluna.org)

55 points by etothet 7 months ago | 13 comments

"Our programs are fun to use" – Beagle Bros(unsung.aresluna.org)

14 points by zdw 8 months ago | 0 comments

"Just a little detail that wouldn't sell anything"(unsung.aresluna.org)

107 points by bobbiechen 8 months ago | 22 comments

Unsung heroes: Flickr's URLs scheme(unsung.aresluna.org)

237 points by onli 8 months ago | 83 comments