Rough Type
www.roughtype.com
The site hosts a collection of long-form essays and commentary by Nicholas Carr, spanning over two decades.
Mark Simonson Studio
www.marksimonson.com
The site presents a carefully crafted portfolio of typefaces, each with detailed specimens and background information.
Josh W. Comeau
www.joshwcomeau.com
The site features extensively detailed guides on React and CSS, often accompanied by interactive code demos that make complex concepts tangible.
Astral Codex Ten
www.astralcodexten.com
Astral Codex Ten is the successor to Slate Star Codex, featuring Scott Alexander's long-form essays.
What If?
what-if.xkcd.com
The site presents deeply researched, physics-driven explanations for questions like “What if a baseball were pitched at near light speed?” Each entry balances rigorous science with deadpan humor and stick-figure art.
Tantek Çelik
tantek.com
Tantek Çelik is a prominent voice in web standards and the indie web movement, and his personal site serves as a living archive of his contributions.
Derek Sivers
sive.rs
A personal site featuring concise essays that challenge conventional thinking on creativity, business, and life.
Slate Star Codex
slatestarcodex.com
The site houses an archive of deeply researched, book-length essays that challenge conventional thinking.
Writing an OS in Rust
os.phil-opp.com
An educational series that walks through building a minimal operating system kernel in Rust.
Moxie Marlinspike
moxie.org
The site hosts a collection of long-form essays and talks by Moxie Marlinspike, known for his work on the Signal protocol.
Melting Asphalt
meltingasphalt.com
Kevin Simler writes long-form essays that blend psychology, sociology, and economics to examine human nature.
fail0verflow Blog
fail0verflow.com
The fail0verflow blog publishes detailed technical articles on console security and hardware hacking.
Daring Fireball
daringfireball.net
Daring Fireball is John Gruber's long-running blog offering a distinctive take on Apple news, technology, and design.
Molly White
blog.mollywhite.net
A long-running personal blog with in-depth critiques of cryptocurrency and web3, plus sharp observations on tech culture.
Coding Horror
blog.codinghorror.com
Jeff Atwood's long-running blog covers software development, debugging, and the intersection of technology and human behavior.
Martin Fowler's Website
www.martinfowler.com
Visitors can explore in-depth articles on software architecture, refactoring, and agile methods, along with links to board games and photography content.
Photography – Explore the Collections · V&A
www.vam.ac.uk
Visitors can browse a major museum collection of photographs that the V&A has assembled since 1852.
CLOCKSS
clockss.org
CLOCKSS operates a dark archive that safeguards academic publications against technological obsolescence and catastrophic loss, with content triggered for open access only when a publisher ceases operation.
Digital Preservation (Library of Congress)
www.digitalpreservation.gov
Run by the Library of Congress, this site gathers resources and guidelines on digital preservation, including format specifications and training materials, making it a primary reference for archivists and librarians.
Photography – Explore the Collections · V&A
www.vam.ac.uk
A major museum's photography collection, with acquisitions dating back to 1852, is available to browse online.
Kill Six Billion Demons
killsixbilliondemons.com
The homepage of a long-running webcomic with a sprawling, detailed fantasy narrative and distinctive art.
Library of Congress Artist Posters Collection
www.loc.gov
The Library of Congress has digitized a substantial selection of its artist poster holdings, making thousands of striking designs available to anyone online.
Edsa
www.edsa.uk
Edsa is the personal playground of a designer and developer who combines code, motion, and visual design.
Perfection Kills
perfectionkills.com
Perfection Kills offers a rare blend of rigorous JavaScript analysis and contrarian opinions.