Alex Carpenter

Codeblock showing --brand-color usage being set in CSS style tag, and passing that value into Clerks appearance variable prop.

Working on some updates to make it easier to theme Clerk components from your existing CSS variables.

Generating a color palette using relative color syntax and color-mix.

v5 spring refresh alexcarpenter.me

Love the sounds of that!

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Setting up a screen reader testing environment on your computer – The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer

I have to take a moment to appreciate @sarasoueidan.com's post about setting up a screen reader testing environment. it continues to be an invaluable resource for me 🙏🏻

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Coffee bar with espresso machine

Coffee stored in glass tubes

Espresso grinder

Coffee and tea gear on shelves

Issue 004 // @arslan.io - Engineer with a passion for Design, Dieter Rams, Watches, Coffee and Bauhaus.

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React Aria exposing state through the className is super handy. Here we're using the placement returned to define a TW CSS variable which we can then use in Motion to define its animation direction. codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/zw...

Coffee on counter top

Espresso machine with cup under neath spout.

Espresso on table in between a candle and magazine titled SOLO

IBMOC Issue 002 // Matthew Spade - Digital Content Creator based in Blackpool, UK, specializing in Design, Interiors, Personal Style, Lifestyle and Travel, with an emphasis on the creative community, discovery of smaller brands and culture.

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Very keen to see the outcome of all this work! Looks great.

Velo branding is 🔥

Do it!

Roasters - I Brew My Own Coffee Third wave coffee roasters.

Had previously collected a good amount of US Coffee Roasters from when I was doing the podcast, so I dropped them on the new site for reference ibrewmyown.coffee/roasters

John-George Sample - I Brew My Own Coffee Front-end engineer and third-wave coffee enthusiast, passionate about crafting user-friendly web experiences and perfecting the art of brewing.

Name: John-George Sample
Status: Published
Datetime: 2025-02-03 8:30:56 AM EST
Profession: Front-end engineer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Handle: @johngeorgesample.bsky.social

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Coffee nerds unite 🫡

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Awesome, sent an email.

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Love Sklar bike designs! 😍

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👀 color me intrigued

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Resurrecting an old side project - I Brew My Own Coffee

It started back in 2014 as a podcast, but now I am bringing it back as a newsletter highlighting folks home coffee brewing setups.

It's like workspaces.​xyz but for coffee brewing setups.

Join the newsletter - brewmyowncoffee.com

My favorite coffee gear, everyday carry tools, and smart home tech - alexcarpenter.me/collections

That URL structure “access my mind” 💯

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Whats the reasoning for autofocus on the landing page?

ooof....

This is awesome, nice work!

I do like the protection it offers and makes it look cooler imo, but definitely hinders the pocket-ability.

Thumb grip is another good one to check out.

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