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Auto text color

Devon Govett shares a CSS trick to auto-swap text color (black/white) using calc() and LCH lightness. Read more in his post on X here.

IsometricShot

Create isometric screenshots with this great tool by Shayan.

Experience & advantages – David Whyte

Immersive Garden's latest creation offers a unique journey into the poetry of David Whyte, capturing the most profound moments of his life.

Headless Commerce Directory

A relaunch (in Astro) of the curated list of commerce products and services for modern store builders. By Jamie Barton.

Countless.dev

A website where you can compare every AI Model and examine the prices.

Using Transformers.js for AI in the Browser

Raymond Camden discusses using Transformers.js for running AI tasks directly in the browser, showcasing its potential through examples like sentiment analysis and object detection, while highlighting its simplicity, use cases, and trade-offs.

6 lessons I learned working at an art gallery

Henrik Karlsson reflects on the valuable lessons he learned about agency, collaboration, and aligning values with practical actions during his transformative three-and-a-half-year journey working at an art gallery.

Generating Worlds

World Labs is a spatial intelligence company developing Large World Models (LWMs) to perceive, generate, and interact with 3D environments. This first article in their blog discusses their AI system that creates 3D worlds from a single image.

Pantone’s 2025 color of the year: Mocha Mousse

The Pantone Color of the Year 2025, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, celebrates warmth, comfort, and sophistication, serving as a versatile foundation for creative expression across diverse industries.

CSS Wrapped 2024

The Chrome DevRel team shared a detailed recap of CSS advancements in 2024, highlighting features like cross-document view transitions, scroll-driven animations, and more.

The fallacies of distributed systems

Eight common misconceptions about distributed systems—like assuming perfect networks, zero latency, or inherent security—are explored, stressing the importance of designing for real-world challenges and resilience.

Easing Wizard

A tool designed to simplify the process of creating and customizing CSS easing functions.

Stunning UI

A collection of interactive Tailwind CSS components built for Vue and Nuxt that you can simply copy and paste into your project.

WebCurate

A collection of 2300+ best websites and tools hand-curated with detailed descriptions and features.