For a standard that’s not even three years old, this was a major win. Or rather, it’s a win for the web community, for photographers and artists, as well as for those of us who created the codec. http://webdesignernews.com/jpeg-xl-how-it-started-how-its-going/
An Archive of Discontinued Services and Apps By Meta (Previously Facebook) http://webdesignernews.com/killed-by-meta/
The search giant will start enabling its new privacy-focused APIs on July 24th, with the goal of phasing out third-party cookies entirely by Q3 2024. http://webdesignernews.com/google-will-switch-on-its-cookie-replacing-tools-for-chrome-developers-next-week/
This project provides a command line tool called nms that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen on screen in the 1992 hacker movie Sneakers. For reference, you can see this effect at 0:35 in this movie clip. http://webdesignernews.com/no-more-secrets/
Steven Matteson’s font Aptos, named for an area of Santa Cruz County he came to appreciate deeply as an escape during a stint over the hill, will be the default for the hundreds of millions who use Microsoft products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. http://webdesignernews.com/from-topography-to-typography-how-a-graphic-designers-love-of-aptos-inspired-the-next-ubiquitous-commercial-typeface/
In an all encompassing visual and verbal rebrand of the job searching site, Koto aims to enhance the company’s dedication to workplace transparency. http://webdesignernews.com/koto-rebrands-glassdoor-with-friendly-illustrations-and-a-typeface-inspired-by-office-vernacular/
Although artificial intelligence (AI), and even just the fear of AI, can have negative consequences for photographers, some people are having fun with it. Photographer and educator Dave Williams is one such person. He decided to put AI to use in crafting a fake vacation to Finland, which ultimately fooled nearly all of his Instagram followers. http://webdesignernews.com/photographer-uses-adobe-firefly-to-fake-a-vacation-and-fool-his-friends/
You’ll have to pay if you want something close to the old one back. http://webdesignernews.com/reddits-new-ios-app-icon-is-this-ugly-pixelated-thing/