Vol_1.19.26

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Gene Crawford
January 19, 2026

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Website of the week:

Monochrome Minimalism merges Bauhaus discipline with IKEA simplicity. Clean grids, muted tones, and functional beauty create digital calm, proof that restraint, not decoration, defines timeless design.

8 Predictions for 2026. What comes next in AI?
https://www.philschmid.de/2026-predictions

It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/

2025 State of HTML

We often expect that the flashiest features would attract the most developer interest. Things like AI-powered APIs, 3D/XR/AR, or device APIs. Yet year after year, what rises to the top is anything but fancy. Almost… mundane: Dropdowns. Comboboxes. Popovers. Dialogs. Form validation. Loading and saving files. Templating. Safely displaying user-generated content. Icons.

Your annual review, created with Shane Parrish

Behind every successful year is a moment of honest reflection. This workbook, written by Shane Parrish and reMarkable, will guide you through that process, helping you pause, reflect, and pick out patterns.

Most annual reviews look at adding more. More goals, more tasks, more pressure. This one does the opposite. It helps you strip everything back to see what worked, what didn’t, and what to change in the year ahead.

Ready to identify what matters?

Some Favorite Things

CODEPEN Pen of the Week