I was sick for a couple of days last week. So I tended to my illness by watching a bunch of talks from Config 2024 under the safety of my blanket. A lot of good talks but here are my favourites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gHWjWAt9Fc&list=PLXDU\_eVOJTx6mJpwG0duv0ZZI3aQppm6S&index=36
This is my favourite talk, not because I think all developers should know the basics of design (which I do). But because it’s also about prototyping and getting feedback for your work early. Working in a vaccuum for too long is one of the easiest ways to build something that misses the mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBnIyD5I8mM
A super fun talk about building software using techniques and inspiration from other fields, game design in this case. !Boring creates some beautiful apps and this talk shows us why.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDI8ubVZi7w&list=PLXDU\_eVOJTx6mJpwG0duv0ZZI3aQppm6S&index=65
This one is just fun, entertaining and extremely interesting. I don’t plan on ever creating any typefaces but I was engaged all through the talk by Marcin’s passion for the history, significance and versatility of pixel fonts.