Vol_8.4.25

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Gene Crawford
August 04, 2025

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A Friendly Introduction to SVG
https://www.joshwcomeau.com/svg/friendly-introduction-to-svg/

The AI Replaces Services Myth
The idea is that if AI can replace services jobs performed by humans, you can replace the employee expenditure with tech expenditure in form of software revenue. https://aimode.substack.com/p/the-ai-replaces-services-myth

The rise of the designer as influencer
As social platforms reward visibility, creatives are increasingly expected to make their practice public. Designers are no longer just making work; they are the work. But what started as promotion now risks swallowing design itself. https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/elizabeth-goodspeed-the-rise-of-designer-as-influencer-creative-industry-020725

What is popover=hint?
The short answer is: popover="hint" allows you to open an unrelated hint popover without closing other popovers in the stack. This means you can have an existing stack of auto popovers remain open while still displaying a hint popover. https://una.im/popover-hint/

Why is quality so rare?
The modern world has made huge advances in knowledge, technology, and skill. We can build faster than ever. We know more than ever. Yet quality still feels so rare. So many things feel unfinished, broken, or forgettable – why? https://linear.app/blog/why-is-quality-so-rare

A guide to Scroll-driven Animations with just CSS
CSS animations have come a long way since Apple first introduced them to the web in 2007. What started as simple effects like animating from one color to another has turned into beautiful, complex images twisting and flying across the page. https://webkit.org/blog/17101/a-guide-to-scroll-driven-animations-with-just-css/

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