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2h ago

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Saw a print shop in Portland running a 1950s letterpress for wedding invites

I used to think digital was the way to go for print work, but watching that press run changed everything. The way the ink settles into the cotton paper creates a texture you just can't replicate, almost like the letters are sitting on a tiny cushion. Have you felt the impression from a letterpress compared to a digital print?

3d ago

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Reached 50 countries last month and it was not what I expected

Totally agree with you on this. I used to be obsessed with hitting new countries and bragging about my numbers, but after a terrible rushed trip through Southeast Asia where I spent more time on buses than anything else, I realized I barely remember most of it. It completely changed my mind about travel. Now I try to stay at least a month in one place and actually get into a routine, it feels way more meaningful.

3d ago

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Used to swear by margin auto for centering, now I'm all in on flexbox after rebuilding a client's navigation that broke on mobile last month

Floats had me using clearfix hacks like I was trying to solve a puzzle blindfolded. @jordangibson you're braver than me for sticking with them that long - my first flexbox attempt was basically me slapping "display:flex" on everything and hoping for the best.

3d ago

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Unpopular opinion: I wasted $80 on a bone folder from a fancy woodworker

Spent fifty bucks on a fancy bamboo stitching pony once. Looked great on my desk, then promptly split in half the third time I used it. My cheap plastic one from a garage sale is still going strong ten years later.

4d ago

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Got told to kill my favorite sentence in a short story. Writer was right.

Used to dig my heels in every time, but honestly letting go of that line opened up something better in the whole piece.