People Worth Following

Most of my daily/weekly reading list is summed up in this list of folks.

B.H. Belvadi’s blog is a rabbit hole of great work. His blog post on accessibility is going to become a keystone of my philosophy moving forward.
David Bushell is more of an occasional read for me, but I’ve never regretted spending time with one of his posts.
Baldur Bjarnason is an Icelandic web developer with careful blog posts about the web and excellent link roundups (a lot of my Blorps come from here). I’m not “enough” of a developer to appreciate some of what he writes about but I appreciate a lot of his writing all the same.
Erik Kennedy — while I’ve never taken his Learn UI Design course, I’ve been subscribed to the blog for years and I appreciate the systematic way he approaches design.

Ted Gioia is a jazz historian that makes a ton of great writing available on his Substack for free. Highly recommended, and has tipped me off to at least a couple great jazz CDs.
Noah Smith is another great writer on Substack, and writes about the intersection of technology and culture, as well as some economic stories.
Brian Feldman (another substack newsletter) has sporadic postings about “the internet and computers or whatever.”
KC Soccer Journal: excellent independent MLS (Sporting) and NWSL (Current) coverage. The current writers are refugees from SBnation’s decision to shut down content websites that weren’t making enough money.

Chris Martin‘s excellent Terms of Service newsletter is a weekly read of mine. Incisive comments on how social media is affecting our culture for better and worse. All of his books are worth a read as well.
Brett McCracken: timely and thoughtful reflections on how to build community in a digital age.
Charlie Theel writes some of the most earnest and unhinged board game reviews out there.
Matias Ventura is “the” WordPress designer, author of Twenty Eleven. His blog hasn’t been updated in a while, but some great reads are there all the same.
Zach Leatherman is a static site guru and has become an indispensible resource as Mere has transitioned away from WordPress. The sparklines on my archive page are cribbed from him!

Brad Frost is someone I’ve been following for almost a decade. Excellent designer and knows more about UI/UX than I ever will.
Chris Coyier is a must-follow for anyone working on WordPress in this decade. Spoiler alert: I don’t think there are going to be many WordPress developers left at this rate.
Bill Erickson is a must-read for any developers trying to make a go of Gutenberg in earnest.
Dan Thurot is the top board gaming reviewer in text form. One of the few attempting actual board game criticism.
Trent Walton has been writing informative posts about responsive web design since it was in its infancy. Every post on his blog is a must-read.
Frank Chimero‘s “What Screens Want” is still one of my guiding north stars of web design even a decade later. Careful, creative, web design writing.
Ethan Marcotte pretty much invented responsive web design. His Book Apart volume is still essential reading for any web developer.