ronan
@ronan.design
designer, east bay area
of The Web, dev tools and open source
ronan.design
of The Web, dev tools and open source
ronan.design
with the emergence of early MCP-UI and AG-UI standards, the 2013 perspective of "cards are the future of the web" is set to ring true for a whole new class of distributed, agentic interactions
1. github.com/ag-ui-protoc...
2. github.com/idosal/mcp-ui
3. www.subtraction.com/2013/09/09/c...
1. github.com/ag-ui-protoc...
2. github.com/idosal/mcp-ui
3. www.subtraction.com/2013/09/09/c...
Cards Are the Future of the Web
This post by startup Intercom is a little self-serving, but it does hit the nail on the head for something that is happening right now: a fundamental shift towards a new interface paradigm bas…
www.subtraction.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
with the emergence of early MCP-UI and AG-UI standards, the 2013 perspective of "cards are the future of the web" is set to ring true for a whole new class of distributed, agentic interactions
1. github.com/ag-ui-protoc...
2. github.com/idosal/mcp-ui
3. www.subtraction.com/2013/09/09/c...
1. github.com/ag-ui-protoc...
2. github.com/idosal/mcp-ui
3. www.subtraction.com/2013/09/09/c...
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Probably one of the most amazingly designed pedals I’ve seen in a long time 🤩
Hologram Electronics Chroma Console youtu.be/NnKPP8fTlc4?...
Hologram Electronics Chroma Console youtu.be/NnKPP8fTlc4?...
Hologram Electronics Chroma Console
Introducing CHROMA CONSOLE, A Colorful Suite of Effects.Chroma Console is a flexible multi-effect pedal that takes inspiration from the eccentricity, grit, a...
youtu.be
November 25, 2023 at 8:48 PM
Probably one of the most amazingly designed pedals I’ve seen in a long time 🤩
Hologram Electronics Chroma Console youtu.be/NnKPP8fTlc4?...
Hologram Electronics Chroma Console youtu.be/NnKPP8fTlc4?...
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re-reading the lovely @heydonworks.com's article on inclusive card components
inclusive-components.design/cards/
you've got their book, right? right‽
book.inclusive-components.design
🙏🖤
inclusive-components.design/cards/
you've got their book, right? right‽
book.inclusive-components.design
🙏🖤
Inclusive Components: The Book
The book (ePub, PDF and Kindle) examines common web UI patterns through the lens of inclusion. The aim is to find more accessible and robust solutions for the patterns we author every day.
book.inclusive-components.design
June 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
re-reading the lovely @heydonworks.com's article on inclusive card components
inclusive-components.design/cards/
you've got their book, right? right‽
book.inclusive-components.design
🙏🖤
inclusive-components.design/cards/
you've got their book, right? right‽
book.inclusive-components.design
🙏🖤
Excited to delve into Basecoat
May 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Excited to delve into Basecoat
The latest Dive Club 🎙️ ep with @turman.co is so good, stuffed with timely, thoughtful and refreshing takes and reflections on our craft as designers
www.dive.club/deep-dives/k...
www.dive.club/deep-dives/k...
🤿 Dive Club | Kyle Turman — Designing Claude and collaborating with AI
Dive Club features interviews and articles that unlock knowledge from today's top designers like Kyle Turman (Member of Design Staff at Anthropic).
www.dive.club
May 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The latest Dive Club 🎙️ ep with @turman.co is so good, stuffed with timely, thoughtful and refreshing takes and reflections on our craft as designers
www.dive.club/deep-dives/k...
www.dive.club/deep-dives/k...
😍
Published the ASCII illustration tool I've been working on for
@oxide.computer (mitos.shared.oxide.computer) and it's even open-source: github.com/oxidecompute...
@oxide.computer (mitos.shared.oxide.computer) and it's even open-source: github.com/oxidecompute...
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
😍
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As I contemplate a long-overdue redesign, it’s worth looking back at what we’ve learned about web typography over the past 20+ years.
Web typography: a refresher and history
A refreshing dip into what we’ve learned about web typography over the past 20+ years.
zeldman.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As I contemplate a long-overdue redesign, it’s worth looking back at what we’ve learned about web typography over the past 20+ years.
Nice 🖼️ addition in @cursor.com.web.brid.gy - you can now add image files as context to MCPs, which will be great for deeper design-related prompting
www.cursor.com/en/changelog...
www.cursor.com/en/changelog...
April 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nice 🖼️ addition in @cursor.com.web.brid.gy - you can now add image files as context to MCPs, which will be great for deeper design-related prompting
www.cursor.com/en/changelog...
www.cursor.com/en/changelog...
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Exciting news 📣
I've just released 2 new dates for my Writing design systems documentation training:
- 1:30-5pm UK time, 23 May: bit.ly/4lpG9Z2
- 9am-12:30pm UK time, 29 May: bit.ly/4j2rW2D
A half-day course that will teach you how to plan, write and test docs that users will actually read.
1/2
I've just released 2 new dates for my Writing design systems documentation training:
- 1:30-5pm UK time, 23 May: bit.ly/4lpG9Z2
- 9am-12:30pm UK time, 29 May: bit.ly/4j2rW2D
A half-day course that will teach you how to plan, write and test docs that users will actually read.
1/2
Writing design systems documentation
Writing design systems documentation is a hands-on, half-day course on how to write documentation that people can find, understand and use.
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Exciting news 📣
I've just released 2 new dates for my Writing design systems documentation training:
- 1:30-5pm UK time, 23 May: bit.ly/4lpG9Z2
- 9am-12:30pm UK time, 29 May: bit.ly/4j2rW2D
A half-day course that will teach you how to plan, write and test docs that users will actually read.
1/2
I've just released 2 new dates for my Writing design systems documentation training:
- 1:30-5pm UK time, 23 May: bit.ly/4lpG9Z2
- 9am-12:30pm UK time, 29 May: bit.ly/4j2rW2D
A half-day course that will teach you how to plan, write and test docs that users will actually read.
1/2
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Not as excited as I am piccalil.li/mindful-design
April 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Not as excited as I am piccalil.li/mindful-design
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We’re showcasing @fermyon.com Wasm Functions at Akamai’s booth during #KubeCon. Here’s @thorstenhans.bsky.social doing a demo.
April 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We’re showcasing @fermyon.com Wasm Functions at Akamai’s booth during #KubeCon. Here’s @thorstenhans.bsky.social doing a demo.
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Say hello to Fermyon Wasm Functions ⚡️
Incredibly fast serverless compute, running on Akamai's global cloud network.
Incredibly fast serverless compute, running on Akamai's global cloud network.
The world's fastest serverless functions on the worlds largest distributed network! Super excited that today Akamai and @fermyon.com released Wasm Functions.
www.fermyon.com/blog/introdu...
www.fermyon.com/blog/introdu...
Introducing Fermyon Wasm Functions on Akamai
Today we are debuting Fermyon Wasm Functions. This new globally hosted and managed service runs within the Akamai Cloud and delivers absolutely mind-boggling performance
www.fermyon.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Say hello to Fermyon Wasm Functions ⚡️
Incredibly fast serverless compute, running on Akamai's global cloud network.
Incredibly fast serverless compute, running on Akamai's global cloud network.
✨ Figma MCP
Deploying this to add to my workflow
Deploying this to add to my workflow
March 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
✨ Figma MCP
Deploying this to add to my workflow
Deploying this to add to my workflow
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The third annual Wasm IO is coming up soon, and we're so excited to be a part of the conference in Barcelona! We'll have a few sessions that you don't want to miss on March 27th & the 28th 📢 www.fermyon.com/blog/third-a...
The Third Annual Wasm I/O Is Coming Up
The premier WebAssembly conference happens at the end of March in Barcelona, Spain
www.fermyon.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The third annual Wasm IO is coming up soon, and we're so excited to be a part of the conference in Barcelona! We'll have a few sessions that you don't want to miss on March 27th & the 28th 📢 www.fermyon.com/blog/third-a...
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Learn how to protect your REST APIs with service chaining. This blog walks through using Spin to build a multi-component app combining a JavaScript API and Python frontend. We also cover securing the API by making it private, allowing only internal calls: bit.ly/4kInCqs
Protect Your REST APIs with Service Chaining
Communicate from one component to another without crossing the network, and lock down those REST APIs
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Learn how to protect your REST APIs with service chaining. This blog walks through using Spin to build a multi-component app combining a JavaScript API and Python frontend. We also cover securing the API by making it private, allowing only internal calls: bit.ly/4kInCqs
may we all endeavor to go ham on the yarns like this ✨
wrote up some thoughts on how our interfaces are getting flatter, and how we might design with 💃 our bodies 🤸 in mind.
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
March 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
may we all endeavor to go ham on the yarns like this ✨
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wrote up some thoughts on how our interfaces are getting flatter, and how we might design with 💃 our bodies 🤸 in mind.
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
March 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
wrote up some thoughts on how our interfaces are getting flatter, and how we might design with 💃 our bodies 🤸 in mind.
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
🧶 went ham on little yarn worlds
wattenberger.com/thoughts/our...
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The interactions on this site are so delightful #designsky sui.io/overflow?utm...
Sui Overflow 2025 Hackathon
Join Sui Overflow 2025, a global online hackathon where developers, builders, and innovators come together to create on the Sui blockchain.
sui.io
March 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The interactions on this site are so delightful #designsky sui.io/overflow?utm...
March 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Countdown to (cloud native) conference season is well under way
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Countdown to (cloud native) conference season is well under way
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Maybe it’s just me but all the people who says Figma is dead perhaps have only used Figma at the periphery. All the AI stuff is additive.
February 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Maybe it’s just me but all the people who says Figma is dead perhaps have only used Figma at the periphery. All the AI stuff is additive.
late-winter bay area 🍨 sunsets
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
late-winter bay area 🍨 sunsets