Chris Guimarin

PNG just leveled up! The fresh spec now bakes in animation, HDR color, and full EXIF goodness. Time to make loops that pop. Will you use the new spec?

Thanks @programmax.net for spreading the word!

www.programmax.net/articles/png...

Ooooh will check it out. Thank you!

I’ve been trying to find a dock that can also be a switch between a pc and laptop.

It’s so confusing, I’ve gotten so many wrong docks or docks that don’t fully extend my MacBook display. I hope it gets easier/better soon. Which dock did you land on?

Alan Dye once told us at Syracuse that the iPhone box is tuned to hold a beat of tension before the lid lifts. That pause makes the phone feel earned. When did a tiny design detail last give you that same thrill?

Design is care (and sensing carelessness) Why design is care, and how the experiences we shape and deliver will be defined by how people sense that care in the future.

Ever slice open a box and feel that tiny click of care? Jony Ive says we spot care as quickly as carelessness. @benholliday.com unpacks why those moments shape the future of design. Give it a read: benholliday.com/2025/06/16/design-is-care #DesignIsCare

Why JPEG Became the Web's Favorite Image Format What makes JPEG files so special? Discover the technical magic that keeps them at the forefront of digital photography.

A 1990s spec, corporate tug of wars, and compression that still tricks the eye. JPEG’s backstory is geek drama at its best. If you love a good tech history rabbit hole, jump in: spectrum.ieee.org/jpeg-image-f...

GIF began as one engineer’s side project; JPEG was hammered out by a committee and a 600-page spec. One fuels our memes, the other built the modern web. Standards beat shortcuts, and tracing their origin story is seriously fun.

Fun JPEG fact: the first web browser couldn’t even show them. When Netscape added support in ’95, that smooth fade-in and tiny file size reshaped the internet. Thirty years later it’s still our photo MVP. History class, pixel-perfect.

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It ebbs and flows, but the bar is usually pretty high. This season is packed with stellar shows

What’s the game? It sounds fun!

Congestion pricing has improved life in New York City by: reducing cars on the street, speeding traffic (especially at peak hours), speeding buses and making them more reliable, expanding transit ridership, reducing car crashes, reducing noise complaints, and increasing the number of visitors.

Fire response times fell in the NYC congestion zone, even as they increased in the rest of the city.

Car crashes with injuries fell citywide, but they fell especially dramatically in the congestion pricing zone from 2024 to 2025

Local buses have sped up dramatically in the congestion pricing zone.

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Fires Up a Huge Musical Showstopper The radical musical “Real Women Have Curves” juggles laughs and politics—with a standout number that stops the show.

The radical musical “Real Women Have Curves” juggles laughs and politics—with a standout number that stops the show.

ChatGPT just aced my Subway Test: chats cruise between stations with no reconnect shuffle, and one tap on Retry snaps back when the signal truly drops. Apps that surf spotty tunnels prove their teams design for real-world, not-so-happy paths.

Photos/Video: Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, Gloria Estefan, and More Attend REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES On April 22, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical hosted an iconic group of Latina women in support of the new production. Check out photos and video from the event here!

Legends Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, and Gloria Estefan lit up #Broadway @rwhcmusical.bsky.social ! ✨ Don’t miss your chance to see this joyous musical celebrating family, ambition, and the power of Latina women!

Tickets available now! 💃

Curvesbroadway.com

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Phot...

I wrote a guest post for Piccalilli ⭐️

When I write error messages, I think about someone I love who gets easily stuck. They’re not a power user, and that’s not their fault. It’s the system’s responsibility to meet them with care, not confusion.

Like Amy points out, saying “your payment failed” isn’t enough. What happened? What should they do next? A good message doesn’t just explain the problem, it lights the path to a solution.

When something goes wrong, the error message should guide them forward, not leave them guessing.

Skip the whimsy. A frustrating moment is not the place for cute copy. What people need is clarity, not charm.

How to write error messages that actually help users rather than frustrate them One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same c...

Write error messages that help people, not confuse them.

I’m completely aligned with @amyhupe.bsky.social on this: piccalil.li/blog/how-to-...

Most users don’t know what an error code means, and they shouldn’t have to.

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

Maybe we should honor the women who were real astronauts.

From left to right are Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride. NASA selected all six women as their first female astronaut candidates in January 1978.

Voyager scene. Seven of Nine (tertiary adjunct of unimatrix 01) is pictured. She has a dolphin shaped metal robotic implant around her left eye because she is a borgs. Closed caption reads, "Fun will now commence."

It's the weekend, baby

Panel 1: character crying at a desk Text: this IS hard Panel 2: character is now drawing determinedly Text: but I can do it

Little gentle reminder to all the human creatives out there 💪

Hey @blueskystarterpack.com can you give this an add!

🎭✨ Introducing: Skybill – A #Broadway Starter Pack for Bluesky! A little something for theater lovers: creators, fans, dreamers, investors, mezzanine queens.

💬 Taking suggestions! Know someone who belongs in the pack or want in the next one? Drop a comment or tag them.

go.bsky.app/AwMNzJy

graphic of branching lifelines, with the path taken traced through it. past paths no longer in play are greyed out, possible future paths spread out like a network of roots in front

The future is a web of branching paths, and each choice opens up new possibilities as it closes others. This is as true for a civilization as it is for an individual. The more our collective intelligence can inform each choice, the better our chances of finding paths through to a beautiful future.

A lot of people in tech hate on user research and UX design because it is the "what the fuck are you doing" function.

some more congestion pricing Ws:

Broadway attendance: up 21%
Restaurant reservations: up 7%
Pedestrian traffic: up 4%
Retail sales: up $900M
Commercial leasing: up 61%
Subway crime: down 37%
Car crashes: down 50%
Honking complaints: down 69%

It is true that every time you join a new team as a designer, they assume that you mainly focus on UI, bc that’s the common model. So you have to demonstrate how provocative & impactful Design can be. By doing so, you supplant the old definition w/the new one.