Blogroll

This is really just a big random list of individuals I find interesting! Most have some nerdy slant and web design/development or other tech nerdery.

Blogs I follow

My niece Jenah has a funny and informative blog about life in NYC: Silver Linings (rss)
Pluralistic (rss) - the tech/privacy/digital rights -focused blog of Cory Doctorow.
Rob Knight (rss) - web developer and podcaster.
Daring Fireball (rss) - always interested in what the inventor of markdown has to say.
Jeff Atwood's Coding Horror (rss) - I actually write on a keyboard co-designed by Jeff and (the sadly now defunct) WASD keyboards.
The Pen Addict (rss) for those of us with a stationery addiction.
Caroline Finds it (archived) (rss) - loved this list of great ideas for common things we all need from Caroline Weaver. She now runs a NYC-focused local shopping guide.
Susan Rigetti (nee Fowler) (rss) - gained notoriety in 2017 when she reflected on sexism in the tech world, around the time the MeToo movement was bringing overdue attention to similar abuses across many industries. Back then I admired her courage to speak out, and started reading other things on her site, and what I really loved was her post about learning physics.
Six Colors (rss) - Jason Snell's Apple-focused blog.
512 Pixels (rss) - Stephen Hackett's Apple-focused blog.

Newsletters I occasionally read

Amber MacArthur's Newsletter - Some time ago I enjoyed listening to the Net@Night podcast from TWiT, hosted by Amber and Leo. That was a fun and exciting time in technology. Now I like to read Amber's regular newsletter with a point of view I find very helpful in the ever changing world of tech.
CW&T Unresolved - 2 person design studio in Brooklyn. I enjoy their newsletter about their work sprinkled with interesting life anecdotes.
Citation Needed (rss) - from Molly White, critic of crypto/blockchain and web3, and active user and advocate of Wikipedia.

Designers and Developers I follow

A list of people I admire...in no particular order.

Lynn Fisher (rss) - I am amazed by Lynn's talent and creativity with CSS!
Chris Coyier (rss) - creator of CSS-Tricks, CodePen, and co-host of ShopTalkShow.
Brad Frost (rss) - Pioneered the Atomic Design concept of web design.
Dr. Lea Verou (rss) - I have her CSS Secrets book and have used her web resources countless times.
Eric Meyer (rss) - I heard him speak at a couple An Event Apart conferences about interesting topics. Once upon a time I turned to his CSS Reset to help soft out browser discrepencies.
Una Kravets (rss) - I heard her speak at a conference once, and I've learned much from her podcasts on CSS development.
Cassidy Williams (rss) - software engineer who is quite funny!
Dave Rupert (rss) - co-host of Shop Talk Show web dev podcast.
Wes Bos - I am a frequent listener of his Syntax web dev podcast.
Jeffrey Zeldman (rss) - I went to a couple An Event Apart conferences that were incredibly inspiring! A List Apart was one of the earliest web design resources I'd read.
Sara Soueidan (rss) - web UI designer
Dan Mall (rss) - speaker and teacher of design systems the value of your work.
David Walsh (rss) - CSS Animation guru.
Rachel Neighbors - some time ago I attended a workshop they provided about CSS animation that really stoked my interest in the potential for the web to be a creative space.
Chen Hui Jing (rss) - one of the first people I heard evangelizing CSS Grid.
Julia Evans (rss) - Also love her programming zines!
Rachel Andrews (rss) - I saw a presentation about CSS Grid by Rachel at an An Event Apart conference, and have been paying attention ever sense.
Val Head (rss) - UX design and web animation.
Zach Leatherman (rss) - creator of 11ty, the very platform this website is made with!
Sara Joy (rss) - another amazingly talented CSS dev.
Regan Ray (rss)
Draplin Design Company - Aaron Draplin (rss) - iconic graphic designer.
Jon Tan - UK designer
Eric Chase Anderson I love the retro aesthetic of Eric's website.
Ethan Marcotte (rss) Pioneer of responsive web design.
Mat "Wilto" Marquis (feed) loved his book Javascript for Web Designers, now Mat provides it for free.
Charlie Gerard (rss) - Developer doing some really cool things!

Podcasts I listen to almost every week, month, or whenever they come out

This Week in Tech (TWiT) (rss) - I used to learn from Leo on TechTV, and have been a listener of TWiT ever since.
Cory Doctorow's Craphound Podcast (rss) - often reads his essay's, talks about the intersection of tech, privacy, digital rights and freedom.
Destination Linux (rss) - Love the weekly banter of these Linux superfans!
Shop Talk Show (rss) - an awesome podcast about web development.
Syntax (rss) another excellent web dev podcast.
The CSS Podcast (rss), from Una Kravets and Bramus Van Damme; and before this I really enjoyed Toolsday, which Una co-hosted with Chris Dhararaj adn
Pen Addict (rss) - Weekly discussions about pens and all things stationery.
Ruminate (rss) - conversations about technology, potato chips and other snacks.
Jesuitical (rss) - more like Jesuit-uh-Cool! My favorite Catholic podcast with an Ignatian point of view.
Connected (rss) - Apple focused podcast.
App Stories (rss) - Apple app focused podcast.
Thoroughly Considered (rss) - especially the Last Detail episodes: I enjoy hearing about particular products and how they are designed.

YouTubers I watch

MobileTechReview (feed) - I enjoy Lisa's through reviews of the latest tech.
Veronica Explains (feed) - I love watching Veronica's tutorials, and checking out her blog too rss!
Explaining Computers (feed) - wonderful tutorials explaining the fundamentals of computing.
Becca Farsace (feed) - great camera gear reviews!
Nick Shabazz (feed) - I'm not really much of a watch or knife person, but I really enjoy Nick's honest and detailed reviews and expertise.
Retro Game Corps (feed) - informative reviews and guides related to retro video game tech.
Additionally, some of the podcasts I listen to are also on YouTube, so occasionally I'll watch them there (ex. TWiT (feed), MacStories (feed), Destination Linux (feed), etc)