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Circle Sans: We have the technology
In 2019 we got a rebrand at Coffee Circle, and with it two new typefaces: Noe Display for the headlines, FF Mark Pro for everything else. A beautiful pairing. A while later we learned that half of it, legally speaking, wasn't entirely ours. →
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1,182 Blocks. Twenty-two years. One enlightening evening.
My website turned twenty-two this year. The first post went up in November 2003. The last one went up in July 2018, and then nothing happened for eight years, which is a long time for something to sit on the internet doing nothing but existing. →
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Is this the best Förderverein website?
I wanted to learn two things: how to work with AI properly, and how to build with Kirby CMS. The usual way to learn that is to build a demo project, get bored halfway, and never finish it.
This is a walkthrough of what i built for the Förderverein der Realschule Bad Bentheim e.V., plus an honest check on whether the title of this post is defensible or just clickbait. →
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A Deliberate Reroute
For a long time, a heavy sense of discontent had settled over our lives in Bochum, or in the Ruhrgebiet in general. The area felt relentlessly packed, overflowing, and exhausted. As though it had lost its spark and the care it once received had faded away. We desperately needed a change, a place to breathe, but finding a sanctuary in the hinterlands felt nearly impossible. →
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The Fujifilm X100VI preset fatigue
Let’s talk about the Fujifilm X100VI i use for documenting my everyday family life and travel moments for quite some time. Acquiring the camera still requires some patience. Retail availability remains sparse because of ongoing supply constraints and a massive surge in demand driven by viral TikTok and Instagram trends. →
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The price of packaging in specialty coffee
As you might already now, i'm working as a designer at Coffee Circle in Berlin. We source, direct trade, roast and sell great specialty coffee. Please take this as a disclaimer for this article ✌️ →
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Thanks Photoshop, and good riddance
"Big Electric Cat" — Codename for Photoshop 4.0 was released in the late November of 1996. It already had features like PNG support, Adjustment Layers and Actions. I began using Photoshop with Version 4.0. →
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KIKK Festival 2016 — a review in pictures
KIKK.Festival 2016 was all about digital & creative cultures. A free festival, with a lot of talented speakers and just a short 2½ hours trip from my hometown. The festival took place in a small city called "Namur" in the Wallonian part of Belgium. →
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Github und die Copyright-Assets
Für alles gibt es Demo-Versionen. Das klassische Modell ist eine 30-Tage Trialversion die mir genug Zeit gibt das Produkt zu testen, bevor ich es kaufe. Für Schriften gibt es das nicht, oder sehr selten. →
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User-Tracking mit Smartlook
"Wir nehmen alles auf, was Besucher auf Ihrer Webseite tun. Absolut kostenlos.Schauen Sie sich Ihre Webseite mit den Augen Ihrer Kunden an!" →