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Matthias Ott
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Independent designer + web design engineer, teacher, speaker. Interface Prototyping at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design. UX, prototyping, & design engineering workshops.
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Matthias Ott @matthiasott.com · May 16
Last week, I had the immense honor of speaking at one of my favorite events, @beyondtellerrand.com. (🤯)

My talk “Painting With the Web” is now available on YouTube. I hope you like it! 🤗💚

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pq7...
Matthias Ott – Painting With the Web – beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 20025
YouTube video by beyond tellerrand
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electricmagicfactory.com
A really good idea in order to maintain fluid typography if user settings changes the "default" font size to anything than 16px
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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stefanjudis.com
I just discovered @matthiasott.com 's site theme switcher and this is a piece of art. :D 👏

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November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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marcthiele.com
My deepest gratitude for anyone who was part of this @beyondtellerrand.com edtiton in Berlin and made it what it was. You all rock massively! 🙌 🤘 I can’t express how much I enjoyed this.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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“Meeting detected!! Let’s start transcribing AI Meeting Notes!!“

No thanks, Notion, I’m just listing to Aesop Rock via my audio interface … 😂 (Fantastic album btw! 👉 aesoprock.com/collections/...)

[Quits Notion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯]
I HEARD IT'S A MESS THERE TOO
The Official Aesop Rock Store. Get your Aesop Rock music, vinyl, CDs, merch, accessories and more here.
aesoprock.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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In case you love to dabble with (digital) synthesizers: you can currently buy ujam‘s STRANGER synth for $/€5 at Plugin Boutique – and you’ll get Native Instruments‘ MASSIVE for free on top. 😊 (no affiliation, just FYI)

www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-In...
Usynth STRANGER
Buy and download Usynth STRANGER by UJAM, or browse other Synth from Plugin Boutique today.
www.pluginboutique.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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bell.bz
#btconf is cool af
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Huuuge #btconf FOMO today …… enjoy your time in Berlin, everyone! 🤗💚🎉 Cheers!
A black beyond tellerrand mug with expressive lettering under the portafilter of a coffee machine
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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jason.energy
hello again @beyondtellerrand.com
Marc on stage
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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What a wild start – this is going to be an amazing match now … 🤩 #PSGFCB
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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riccardomargiotta.co.uk
Just like web performance work, accessibility winds up being less expensive the earlier you implement it. Build accessibility in from the start, rather than bolting it on - make it part of the process.

@marcysutton.com #webperf #PerfNow #a11y
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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ishadeed.com
📘 Debugging CSS book is $19.99. Get your copy and level up your CSS debugging skills, or tell a friend about it.

debuggingcss.com
Master the Skill of Debugging CSS
An ebook with lots of tips and techniques on how to debug CSS the right way with easy and studied methods.
debuggingcss.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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✍️ New post: To Affin­i­ty and Beyond

#blogtober #design #tools #affinity
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To Affinity and Beyond · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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🤯.af

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_T...
Your first look at the all-new Affinity
YouTube video by Affinity
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October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Oooh! New Aesop Rock dropped … again?!? Yesterday already…… 🤤🤩🎧
pitchfork.com/news/aesop-r...
Aesop Rock Drops New Album I Heard It’s a Mess There Too
A surprise 12-song follow-up to May’s Black Hole Superette
pitchfork.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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letorey.co.uk
@perfnow.nl I have #a11y #accessiblity related stickers with me from @lloydi.com come find me if you’d like one
Cc @marcysutton.com
IF YOU HAVIN' A11Y PROBLEMS IFEEL BAD FOR YOU, SON YOU GOT 99 PROBLEMS, OVERLAY FIXED NONE
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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@tcaspers.bsky.social Grandiose Choreo! 😮👏👏👏 Viel Erfolg! 💪🐐
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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webdesignmuseum.org
Happy 34th Birthday HTML tags!

On October 29, 1991, the internet pioneer, Tim Berners-Lee, published a document entitled HTML Tags.

#WebDesignHistory
Happy 34th Birthday HTML tags!
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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✍️ New post: The Mys­tery of Storytelling

#blogtober #stories #storytelling #writing #process
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The Mystery of Storytelling · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Spent the whole afternoon calculating a quite complex project proposal … AMA! 🤪
(At least the music was good – and it’s satisfying to reach that moment when it looks more or less complete 😅)
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Really enjoying the latest Wolf Alice album at the moment. Beautiful production and mixing as well. Just really good music overall! 👏😊
album.link/s/2kKc3Yid0Y...
The Clearing by Wolf Alice
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
album.link
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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✍️ New post: Amateurs!

#blogtober #books #web #internet #culture
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Amateurs! · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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jeffbridgforth.com
I love the comparison of posting on a personal site to the Golden Records sent out on Voyager. And it is nice to know that someone received the message when they reach out, mention it on social media or write a post to add to the conversation. #IndieWeb
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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✍️ New post – in reply to @adactio.com:
Echoes of Connection

#blogtober #web #indieweb #webmentions #websites
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Echoes of Connection · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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christoph.koe.berlin
My typeface Pangea keeps donating to the rainforest while empowering local communities.
My main partner fairventures.org just released a wonderful short documentary – starring Pangea! 💚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5sh...
Monalisa – A Climate Story
YouTube video by Climate Stories
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October 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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nerdy.dev
Sneak peak at my upcoming @beyondtellerrand.com talk 👀

Be there or be `aspect-ratio: 1`

nerdy.dev/beyond-telle...
October 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM