This is a list of people, resources and tools that have made this site what it is. Check back regularly, as I try to keep this up-to-date, when I get time.
| Updated | 1/20/2021 |
Design
Frank Chimero has been a huge inspiration for design approach and many of the honest, open concepts I hope this site conveys. I will never not be jealous of Frank.
Matthew Smith’s Website Inspired this page, among others.
Julian inspired the journal.
The Value of Multi-Typeface Design made me think about being less minimal about font selection.
Brain Lovin' has a great ethos about 'incrementally correct' websites.
Development
This site is built using Next.js, written in TypeScript, hosted on Vercel, the content and data is pulled from Contentful, Spotify and Last.fm. Source Code
Dan Eden inspired me to build the site using Next.js, in Typescript.
This tutorial from Martin helped a lot getting Contentful working in Typescript.
Lee Robinson’s approach to grabbing Spotify data was super clear and helpful.
This repo helped out a lot with wrangling footnotes from Contentful Rich Text fields.
Emilio Schepis has an incredibly simple way to add an RSS feed to a next.js site
Typography
I use the following fonts on this site:
Blanco from Foster Type is mostly used as body copy, and some headings.
GT America Extended from Grilli Type is used primarily for larger headings.
Pitch from Klim is used for smaller text as well as numeric data.