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Elaina
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Designer, gif-enthusiast. Currently @thoughtbot.com. Formerly @bostonglobe.com.
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I chose the typeface for my website purely based on the ligatures.

(It's Nib, but I can't seem to find the package with the original ligature set).
The word product on a beige background with a ligature between the c and t glyphs. The word stories on a beige background with a ligature between the s and t glyphs.
June 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
elaina.bsky.social
Ohmygod I found another one
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
elaina.bsky.social
How do tweak my ad interests so I exclusively get content like this
A woman with a ponytail sitting in what appears to be a wearable beanbag while smiling at her phone. There is Korean writing above it. A woman standing in a gray wearable beanbag while smiling. A woman and two children sitting while leaning their backs against each other. They all are wearing wearable beanbags
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
elaina.bsky.social
The world is pretty awful right now but at least there are guinea pig birthday songs
March 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
elaina.bsky.social
This is the funniest ligature I've ever seen
Gray text on a black background that reads Bigger. The 2 g's are white and the tails of the g's are combined. Underneath it in small text reads Discretionary Ligatures.
March 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
elaina.bsky.social
STRAIGHT TO JAIL
Black text that reads You received this email from Twelve South if you would like to unsubscribe Black text with a blue background that reads You received this email from Twelve South if you would like to unsubscribe. White text next to it reads click here.
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
elaina.bsky.social
for a fun time, go through your oldest codepens
A code editor with multiple panes showing HTML and CSS markup in a splits screen. Below it is a gray cat with white patches looking up and a teal gradient that is partially overlaid on the cat's face. White text on the gradient reads Yay for Cats, Cats are the best animal ever
March 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
elaina.bsky.social
Oh yeah they’re great! They also have a good score on Goods Unite Us
An app screenshot of a perfect score for Carters on Goods Unite Us
February 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
elaina.bsky.social
I've used them for exactly that for projects with tons of custom properties. I divide out the properties into their own files with their own maps (e.g. _colors.scss, _spaces.scss, _z-index.scss).

And then my `:root` looks a little cleaner (to me at least!)
CSS code showing a root with custom properties
January 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM