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From playful Dribbble concept to a fully interactive tribute to Warhol—Warhol Arts is more than eye candy 🎨✨

In this in-depth case study, Serhii Polyvanyi from blacklead.studio breaks down how it was built with GSAP + Webflow, sharing hands-on techniques, smart workflows, and performance tips.

Read it here: tympanus.net/codrops/2025/04/0

#Praktikum #Multimedia / #Webdesign / #Grafikdesign gesucht! Ein guter Bekannter (20 Jahre alt) schließt vor dem Sommer das Multimedia-Kolleg der Graphischen ab und muss dafür im Sommer 8 Wochen lang ein Praktikum (idealerweise in Wien) machen – seine Schwerpunkte sind 2D-Illustration, 3D-Modeling/Sculpting, aber auch Grafikdesign und Webdesign. Er sucht ein Unternehmen, wo er dieses Praktikum leisten kann. Falls jemand Interesse oder einen Hinweis hat, ich freue mich über Rückmeldungen!

Looking for CMS advice

Hey Web devs!

Do you have any suggestions, tips, opinions, dos, don’ts about headless CMSes?

I have a growing list of small/mid non-profits and collectives asking for my help to (re)make their website. I totally want to help, but I don’t have much time, especially considering that they generally have little or no funding—I would most definitely point them to @VillageOneCoop, otherwise.

Therefore, I want a super simple and replicable solution where I can copy-paste most of the code, while providing them with a stable, fast, and modern solution. I had a look at the Headless CMS section in the Jamstack website, but I need opinions from people who actually used some of that software already.

Needs

  • I want to code and configure everything using @eleventy
  • Admin interface (#WebApp) for the client to add pages and write posts
  • Static website in the front-end
  • Simple and reliable CI/CD
  • No/minimal maintenance after the first setup
  • Self-hostable (I was taking this for granted so much that I forgot to write it)
  • If it requires forge integration, it should support #ForgeJo
  • #OpenSource

Nice to have

  • Possibly using #Deno, not #NodeJS
  • Allowing the client to customize a bit their website through the admin interface, with a GUI
  • CMS app packaged on @yunohost
  • No CMS vendor lock-in
  • I’d love to write as little JavaScript as possible
  • #FreeSoftware

Absolutely not

Please, boost this and ask around! Links to videos, tutorials, and resources are welcome.

People whose perspective I would really value: @zachleat @harryfk @deno_land @jaredwhite @vanillaweb @stefan @mxbck @WeirdWriter @deadsuperhero (Sorry if I am spamming you!)

Jamstack.orgHeadless CMS - Top Content Management Systems | JamstackCheck out this showcase of some of the best, open source headless CMSes. This is community-drive so be sure to submit your favorite CMS today!
#Eleventy#11ty#CMS

💙 Flashback Friday #3 💙 – Geocities & Angelfire

Before social media took over, Geocities and Angelfire were where the internet’s real creativity happened. These free web hosting platforms let people build anything they wanted—from personal diaries to deep-dive fan shrines to completely bizarre conspiracy hubs.

Read the full article: smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%

@indieweb @smallweb @neocities #angelfire #geocities #indieweb #nostalgia #oldweb #smallweb #webdesign #webdev #webrevival

Working through my book launch checklist. Today was... webpage!

My partner, illustrator, and technically publisher, already has a site so it was just a matter of adding a page for #CrownOfHorns

audra.balion.ca/crown-of-horns/

Let me know what you think and if there's anything that stands out that should get fixed.

Audra BalionCrown of Horns | Political Fantasy NovelCreated by Saskatoon-based partner and inspired by Slavic myth and culture, explore the rise of authoritarianism in this gripping novel.

🚀 Just rolled out achievement visibility controls on public profiles at streamgrid.link!

🎖️ Show off your progress — or keep it private. Your call.
🔥 Check it out in the new Badges & Achievements tab on your profile editor.

Live example: streamgrid.link/m/chaos

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@WeirdWriter @MsHearthWitch I'm not afraid of those. I just don't like spam. Doesn't matter if it's #crypto #boobs or #webdesign. Once people try to lure me to their service for no additional benefit I consider it spam. As I said, if they share interesting stuff, I don't care what they do and I often tell people to just add a link to their bio so I can look them up and what they do. Heck, I ordered a book from someone who I found interesting. This can all be done without spamming me.

Why do people default to React and JavaScript for front end and UIs?

As a backend developer whose frontend experience is mostly from using Phoenix and Django, which utilize server-side rendering, I’m wondering why most people choose React and JavaScript as the “default” frontend solution, even for pages and SaaS products that don’t really benefit from any additional client-side interactivity.