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Matthias Ott

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Independent designer + web design engineer, teacher, speaker. Interface Prototyping at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design. UX, prototyping, & design engineering workshops. 📧 Newsletter: https://ownyourweb.site 💻 Website: https://matthiasott.com

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · May 16

Last week, I had the immense honor of speaking at one of my favorite events, @beyondtellerrand.com. (🤯)

My talk “Painting With the Web” is now available on YouTube. I hope you like it! 🤗💚

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pq7...

Matthias Ott – Painting With the Web – beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 20025

YouTube video by beyond tellerrand

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2h

Too bad Bluesky doesn’t seem to periodically update those og image previews. I worked so hard on that one 😂 – but then posted without waiting for the Craft image transform queue job to be finished …

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That’s My Rank · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 22h

✍️ New post: That’s My Rank

#blogtober #interop #platform #web
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That’s My Rank · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 22h

✍️ New post: That’s My Rank

#blogtober #interop #platform #web
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That’s My Rank · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

matthiasott.com

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 1d

It would be great if I could easily share my list with others. Like: here’s my list – go make yours!

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 2d

reply to this with yr cool or very uncool personal site, i’m wrapping up my slides for @webdevconf.com tomorrow and need a few more examples :)

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 1d

Good luck for your talk! 🎉🙌🤗

Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 1d

Mine has mix knobs now … 🤓🎛️
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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy area

Alt: Homer Simpson disappearing backwards into a hedge

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

Notepad.exe

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

IPA,
the Good Pints

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

“I feel like web developers are constantly being gaslit into thinking that complex over-engineered solutions are the only option. […] That’s not good for users, and I don’t think it’s good for us either.”

Mic drop by @adactio.com 👏
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Simplify

Reminding myself just how much you can do with CSS these days.

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 2d

It's funny, I didn't think I was gonna be as nervous publishing someone else's course as my own, but I'm sat here drafting launch emails and I've had a sudden *wave* of nerves.

I think it's because I know how good this thing really is and I'm so desperate for it to do well, mainly for @wil.to

Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 4d

Set your alarms and clear your inboxes: JavaScript for Everyone launches in 7 days, on October 14th.

The drafts are done, the editing is *nearly* complete and let us tell you, Mat has written a masterpiece.

Get alerted on launch day by signing up for updates: piccalil.li/javascript-f...

JavaScript for Everyone. A new course by Mat Marquis. Launching in 7 days

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Vale @vale.rocks · 2d

Amit Sheen (@amitsheen.bsky.social) loves pushing the web platform to the limits, particularly when it comes to CSS.

He posts some fantastic demos and often follows them up with insightful, informative breakdowns.

His 3D layered text series on @css-tricks.bsky.social is fantastic.

#ValePromotes

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Pixel Pioneers @pixelpioneers.co · 2d

Sometimes, the right use of ARIA can improve your UI for end users.

🎥 Watch @hidde.blog's excellent talk on both the good parts and common pitfalls of ARIA, delivered at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuTh...

#throwbackthursday #tbthursday #a11y #accessibility

Hidde de Vries speaking on ARIA, the Good Parts at Pixel Pioneers Bristol 2025

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

✍️ New post: Making Space

#blogtober #music #mixing #design #creativity
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Making Space · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 2d

Beautiful new release by Philipp Neumeyer and TypeMates:
Yuni Grotesque 😍

Next TDC Award incoming … 😉

#typefaces #fonts #type #design
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TypeMates | Yuni Grotesque

Yuni Grotesque! It’s not just a compressed sans or a dismembered sibling of Yuni Slab ———— it is the second coming of the highly anticipated Yuni…

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

Elternabend.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

✍️ New post: CSS :is() :where() the Magic Happens
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#blogtober #css #css #css
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CSS :is() :where() the Magic Happens · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

✍️ New post: CSS :is() :where() the Magic Happens
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#blogtober #css #css #css
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CSS :is() :where() the Magic Happens · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

🤔 …

I haven’t really played around with if() yet, so maybe

light-dark() – just amazing for theming 😍

and the newer color functions in general, like

oklch()

especially when using them with the relative color syntax.

Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

sin(), of course 😁

just kidding, it’s probably clamp() – although I also find myself using min() and max() more and more often

Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 3d

“The fact that copyrighted works aren’t eligible unless they’ve formally registered feels like a lawyerly dodge: a legal maneuver to help Anthropic reduce the size of its payout pool …”
— @ethanmarcotte.com

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A right to copy. — ethanmarcotte.com

This is one author’s short, failed journey to file a claim in Anthropic’s copyright lawsuit. (Oops. Spoilers, sorry.)

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 4d

✍️ New post: Visual Regression Testing for External URLs With Playwright

#blogtober #webdev #css #testing #playwright
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Visual Regression Testing for External URLs With Playwright · Matthias Ott

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · 4d

Oh! Enjoy, Scott! 🥳