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Computers · Graphics · Code · AI

The craft, systems and arguments behind digital culture.

An independent magazine for people who design, build and question computers, software, graphics, the Web and AI.

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A publication designed for depth, not the feed.

Essential reading

Start with the questions that change how the subject looks.

01

HTML is still infrastructure

Semantic documents remain durable, accessible and compatible across decades of browser change.

02

Design systems need editorial judgment

Tokens and components create consistency, but they cannot decide hierarchy, voice or meaning.

03

Performance is part of the interface

Latency changes behaviour. A fast response feels more trustworthy and gives users control.

04

Graphics are a pipeline

Geometry, materials, light, sampling and display all shape the image that reaches the eye.

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The SAM Software Interface with flow based programming
The SAM Software Interface with flow based programming
Markus Spiske 2017-02-14
Markus Spiske 2017-02-14
This file shows some example code from a low level programming project.
This file shows some example code from a low level programming project.
Atmega8 microcontroller programming box.
Atmega8 microcontroller programming box.
Wikimedia Conference Berlin 2009 - Meeting of MediaWiki developers in the "cbase"
Wikimedia Conference Berlin 2009 - Meeting of MediaWiki developers in the "cbase"
Chris Hecker at the Game Developers Conference in 2010 (fourth day), during the Game Developers Choice Awards .
Chris Hecker at the Game Developers Conference in 2010 (fourth day), during the Game Developers Choice Awards .

Editorial approach

Context before certainty.

Every entry identifies what is known, what is interpretation and where evidence remains incomplete. Complex experiences are not compressed into slogans for easy sharing.

The visual archive is locally preserved and credited. Images support the subject rather than treating people, belief or pain as decoration.

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