David Darnes
@darn.es
Senior Engineer working on Polaris at Shopify
Previously: @zeroheight.com, Nord Design System, @ghost.org.
Clients: Google, @buffer.com and @netlify.com.
[he/him]
https://darn.es
https://designsystems.wtf
#DesignSystems, #WebComponents & #Frontend
Previously: @zeroheight.com, Nord Design System, @ghost.org.
Clients: Google, @buffer.com and @netlify.com.
[he/him]
https://darn.es
https://designsystems.wtf
#DesignSystems, #WebComponents & #Frontend
Pinned
David Darnes
@darn.es
· Nov 1
Hey new followers 👋🏻
My name is Dave and I’m into #DesignSystems, #WebComponents, #CSS, #Frontend, #Lego, #Coffee, and chronic shitposting. Enjoy the ride ☕️
My name is Dave and I’m into #DesignSystems, #WebComponents, #CSS, #Frontend, #Lego, #Coffee, and chronic shitposting. Enjoy the ride ☕️
Reposted by David Darnes
I hope this email finds you interesting and pleasant to chat with.
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I hope this email finds you interesting and pleasant to chat with.
Reposted by David Darnes
🌧️ hey yeah it’s launch day. had a blast making this website with the inimitable @likethecolour.red, a Bluesky Account & in many ways a dear friend whose outlook on life inspires me deeply :)
this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.
this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.
Strangers By Spring
Strangers, By Spring is a blog about escapism, romance, and rebirth.
strangersbyspring.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🌧️ hey yeah it’s launch day. had a blast making this website with the inimitable @likethecolour.red, a Bluesky Account & in many ways a dear friend whose outlook on life inspires me deeply :)
this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.
this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.
How often do you think about the Times New Roman empire?
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
How often do you think about the Times New Roman empire?
Reposted by David Darnes
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Reposted by David Darnes
We've made a starter pack containing the speakers we've announced so far. Give them a follow to find out what they're up to:
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We've made a starter pack containing the speakers we've announced so far. Give them a follow to find out what they're up to:
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Narrow tube of content gang checking in 🫡
You too can make a tiny, fixed-width website in the year of our lord 2025 ⚡️ lynnandtonic.com
Lynn Fisher
Lynn Fisher is a web designer, CSS developer, and artist from Phoenix, Arizona.
lynnandtonic.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Narrow tube of content gang checking in 🫡
Reposted by David Darnes
FRIENDS it is now the LAST DAY that you can SAVE SOME DOSH when you buy MINDFUL DESIGN. it is a VERY MASSIVE video course that covers the FULL DESIGN STACK and you get to STARE AT MY FACE for TWENTY SEVEN HOURS or sth. now i will SHUT THE HECK UP and NAP FOR A WEEK. piccalil.li/mindful-design
Mindful Design
A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
piccalil.li
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
FRIENDS it is now the LAST DAY that you can SAVE SOME DOSH when you buy MINDFUL DESIGN. it is a VERY MASSIVE video course that covers the FULL DESIGN STACK and you get to STARE AT MY FACE for TWENTY SEVEN HOURS or sth. now i will SHUT THE HECK UP and NAP FOR A WEEK. piccalil.li/mindful-design
Reposted by David Darnes
Flamin’ Hot Q-Tips
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Flamin’ Hot Q-Tips
Reposted by David Darnes
🎄 IT'S CHRISTMAS COMPETITION TIME! 🎄
Enter the Nordcraft Christmas Button competition and win a copy of @joshwcomeau.com's Whimsical Animations course!
Get more info and clone the Christmas Button template on nordcraft.com/christmas!
Submit your entry by 18th December!
GOOD LUCK AND HO HO HO!
Enter the Nordcraft Christmas Button competition and win a copy of @joshwcomeau.com's Whimsical Animations course!
Get more info and clone the Christmas Button template on nordcraft.com/christmas!
Submit your entry by 18th December!
GOOD LUCK AND HO HO HO!
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎄 IT'S CHRISTMAS COMPETITION TIME! 🎄
Enter the Nordcraft Christmas Button competition and win a copy of @joshwcomeau.com's Whimsical Animations course!
Get more info and clone the Christmas Button template on nordcraft.com/christmas!
Submit your entry by 18th December!
GOOD LUCK AND HO HO HO!
Enter the Nordcraft Christmas Button competition and win a copy of @joshwcomeau.com's Whimsical Animations course!
Get more info and clone the Christmas Button template on nordcraft.com/christmas!
Submit your entry by 18th December!
GOOD LUCK AND HO HO HO!
Reposted by David Darnes
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
Reposted by David Darnes
Celebrating ten years of All Day Hey! with our final conference. Help us go out with a bang and join on a journey through new techniques, accessibility, web animation, and human connection in a world of increasingly weird and wonderful AI.
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Celebrating ten years of All Day Hey! with our final conference. Help us go out with a bang and join on a journey through new techniques, accessibility, web animation, and human connection in a world of increasingly weird and wonderful AI.
Reposted by David Darnes
Incredible line-up for 2026's All Day Hey. Get your ticket 👉 ti.to/hey-presents...
With talks from an international line-up:
• Bramus Van Damme (Google)
• Léonie Watson (Tetra Logical)
• Fiona Safari (Tesco)
• Jake Archibald (Firefox)
• Alistair Shepherd (Series Eight)
• Cassie Evans (GSAP/Webflow)
• Phil Hawksworth (Deno)
ti.to/hey-presents...
• Bramus Van Damme (Google)
• Léonie Watson (Tetra Logical)
• Fiona Safari (Tesco)
• Jake Archibald (Firefox)
• Alistair Shepherd (Series Eight)
• Cassie Evans (GSAP/Webflow)
• Phil Hawksworth (Deno)
ti.to/hey-presents...
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Incredible line-up for 2026's All Day Hey. Get your ticket 👉 ti.to/hey-presents...
Reposted by David Darnes
so… who's looking for a frontend dev? i'd love to work on/with a robust design system
DMs are now wide open!
DMs are now wide open!
i just want to do good work with other people who want to do good work
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
so… who's looking for a frontend dev? i'd love to work on/with a robust design system
DMs are now wide open!
DMs are now wide open!
I literally just did the Malcom In The Middle dad skit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I literally just did the Malcom In The Middle dad skit
Reposted by David Darnes
people who say stock HTML and CSS aren't fun are dirty liars you can safely ignore
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
people who say stock HTML and CSS aren't fun are dirty liars you can safely ignore
Reposted by David Darnes
I’m speaking at Web Day Out 2026 in Brighton next year! 🎉
I'm super excited for this event. The line-up looks fantastic!
You can use the discount code JOIN_MANUEL to save 10% off the original price.
See you there!
webdayout.com
I'm super excited for this event. The line-up looks fantastic!
You can use the discount code JOIN_MANUEL to save 10% off the original price.
See you there!
webdayout.com
Web Day Out in Brighton, March 12th 2026
A one-day event all about what you can do in web browsers today!
webdayout.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m speaking at Web Day Out 2026 in Brighton next year! 🎉
I'm super excited for this event. The line-up looks fantastic!
You can use the discount code JOIN_MANUEL to save 10% off the original price.
See you there!
webdayout.com
I'm super excited for this event. The line-up looks fantastic!
You can use the discount code JOIN_MANUEL to save 10% off the original price.
See you there!
webdayout.com
Reposted by David Darnes
I've got my Christmas batch of retro to repair, refresh, mod and sell on.
Maybe it's a gift for a loved one, maybe it's a gift to tell yourself that you're loved.
I really need to get these homes/Christmas trees 👉 retrobyrem.uk
Maybe it's a gift for a loved one, maybe it's a gift to tell yourself that you're loved.
I really need to get these homes/Christmas trees 👉 retrobyrem.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I've got my Christmas batch of retro to repair, refresh, mod and sell on.
Maybe it's a gift for a loved one, maybe it's a gift to tell yourself that you're loved.
I really need to get these homes/Christmas trees 👉 retrobyrem.uk
Maybe it's a gift for a loved one, maybe it's a gift to tell yourself that you're loved.
I really need to get these homes/Christmas trees 👉 retrobyrem.uk
One of the top comments, “alive internet theory”
The Podrace but I made all the sounds with my human mouth - Part 1
YouTube video by Liam's Newly Rebranded Entertainment Franchise
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
One of the top comments, “alive internet theory”
Algorithm served me, of all things, an ad for Maserati. I am both flattered and insulted
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Algorithm served me, of all things, an ad for Maserati. I am both flattered and insulted
OH: "I have a forehead that smells of onion"
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OH: "I have a forehead that smells of onion"