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Richard Rutter
@clagnut.com
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Cofounder of Clearleft, author of Web Typography, rider of bicycles, listener to vinyl, father of two, husband. Not necessarily in that order.

Blog: https://clagnut.com/
Book: https://book.webtypography.net/
Also: https://mastodon.social/@Richr
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clagnut.com
In the early 1940s, Directors General of the BBC, Cecil Graves and William Haley spoke about the revolutionary technology of radio and television broadcasting.

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Now read that again, this time replacing ‘broadcasting’ with ‘AI’ and imagine how different things could be.

#ai
This country has in its hands an instrument of incalculable power for good. An instrument that can be given to spreading among the nation the true knowledge of each other. Helpful rather than hurtful to the interests of mankind. These newly acquired skills of mankind will move at a breathtaking pace. Broadcasting, which we begin to see now as a worldwide international service, is a step into the future even more dramatic than the devеlopment of flying. Broadcasting without its responsibilities is nothing. It’s not a way of thought, it’s not a way of culturе, it’s not a way of life. It’s there to serve thought, so that people think for themselves. It’s there to serve culture in such a way that people will turn more and more to active participation in the arts. Go to the theatre, attend concerts, read books, use their hands. And help to build a community in which broadcasting is only a very small part of a full and satisfying life. It has helped something living in us to keep alive. And it has reminded us in its graver moments that life won’t last. And that for this very reason, there are things more important than success or power.
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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remysharp.com
I am genuinely confused why Girlguidings and WI can't ammend their "rules" to acept trans women and girls.

> we will *HAVE* to restrict our membership on the basis of biological sex.

Or, you know, change?

It's horseshit.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
clagnut.com
TIL about `initial-letter-wrap` as a handy way to wrap text around a drop cap. Sadly its 'at risk' as there is no browser support at the moment. Good candidate for progressive enhancement though.

drafts.csswg.org/css-inline/#...

#css #typography
Text wrapping around dropcap A.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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letorey.co.uk
If there’s one #blackFriday deal you should pay attention to it’s @piccalil.li trust me not only is a fabulous deal it’s also great for your career and those you buy it for

piccalil.li/black-friday/
Black Friday Deals
piccalil.li
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
clagnut.com
Come on, tell me you don't want a day of listening to these brilliant people (and me) talk about what we can do in browsers nowadays‽

webdayout.com/agenda/#sche...

You won't be learning any of it from ChatGTP any time soon!

10% off code: JOIN_RICH

#css #javascript #html
Web Day Out Agenda
The agenda for this one-day event in Brighton on March 12th, 2026.
webdayout.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
clagnut.com
The Web Day Out line-up is finalised! It's a conference all about the latest advances in #HTML, #CSS, and #JavaScript.

Joining us on stage will be the fantastic @matuzo.at of HTMHell fame.

Use my discount JOIN_RICH for 10%

webdayout.com
Web Day Out in Brighton, March 12th 2026
A one-day event all about what you can do in web browsers today!
webdayout.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
clagnut.com
@dbushell.com This date picker run-down is excellent - thank you @dbushell.com

pikaday.dbushell.com

#css #html #accessibility
Pikaday
A friendly guide to front-end date pickers!
pikaday.dbushell.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
clagnut.com
Latest episode of Unfinished.bz #podcast "Contracts and pitfalls"

In which @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social and I talk about contracts, how we use them, some of the pitfalls we’ve both experienced, and what we might have learned.

unfinished.bz/episodes
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business podcast with Andy Clarke and Richard Rutter
Unfinished.bz
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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owenblacker.bsky.social
Well this is depressing and familiar >>

I scored 90% on Have I Got Phobia For You. Test yourself here www.higpfy.co.uk
Have I Got Phobia For You
Bringing attention to the often harmful practices of our mainstream media. Thankfully the days of vile hostility against gay people are now more or less over, but, reading today’s newspapers, there’s ...
www.higpfy.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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brucel.bsky.social
75 years ago today, European nations signed this Convention, so the Holocaust could not be repeated. Beware those who want this to end.
Right to life. Prohibition of torture. Prohibition of slavery and forced labour. Right to liberty and security. Right to a fair trial. No punishment without law. Right to respect for private and family life. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Freedom of expression. Freedom of assembly and association. Right to marry. Right to an effective remedy. Prohibition of discrimination. Prohibition of abuse of rights. EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 75 YEARS (1950 - 2025)
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
clagnut.com
Looking forward to another day of UX this Friday at uxbri.org #Ux #brighton
UX Brighton 2025: UX Economics
…and the expanding skillset.
uxbri.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
clagnut.com
Don't forget, Service Design Breakfast Club is back this week (already!?)

It's free, friendly and in person. Come along on Thursday to @clearleft.com's studio in #brighton for some fun #serviceDesign chat. Anyone's welcome.

servicedesignbreakfast.com
Service Design Breakfast Club meet-up for UK service designers
Bringing people together from Brighton, Sussex and the South East to network and discuss all things Service Design.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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remysharp.com
I'd recommend @tink.uk's talk from FFConf last year: ffconf.org/talks/2024_l... (sorry for the qusai FFConf promotion, but the talk is very very good)
AI & Accessibility: The Good, the Bad... - ffconf.org
Léonie Watson explores the realities of AI and accessibility, separating fact from hype at FFConf.
ffconf.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
clagnut.com
‘Soulfracking’
tracyosborn.com Tracy Osborn (tracymakes) @tracyosborn.com · Oct 15
At Kinference, truth bombs being dropped.
Slide at Kinference
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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clagnut.com
Make sure you rank your Interop preferences!

I urge you to boost "synthesis for font-variant-position" and "CSS break-after and break-before properties"

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

#css #InterOp
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
clagnut.com
Make sure you rank your Interop preferences!

I urge you to boost "synthesis for font-variant-position" and "CSS break-after and break-before properties"

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

#css #InterOp
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
clagnut.com
Looking forward to reading the debut novel by my good friend @bownie.bsky.social

leanpub.com/humansoftware
A Kindle displaying the cover to Human Software by Richard W. Bown
October 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
clagnut.com
Had a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with @bell.bz and @allthatmalarkey.bsky.social in the latest episode of Unfinished Business. We talked about indie publishing; pivoting to side-hustles; music & vinyl; and tried to answer how one becomes a web designer nowadays.

unfinished.bz/episodes#ep-...
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business podcast with Andy Clarke and Richard Rutter
unfinished.bz
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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letorey.co.uk
You should come to @londonwebstandards.org #sotb2026
Early bird tickets are £70
And if you can’t afford it apply for a diversity ticket

2026.stateofthebrowser.com
SotB14 | State of the Browser
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of State of the Browser, a yearly one-day, single-track conference with widely-varying talks about the modern web, accessibility, web standards, and more, organised b...
2026.stateofthebrowser.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
clagnut.com
Thanks for link @bell.bz!

piccalil.li/the-index/123/
The Index: Issue #123
The Index #123 is here for your midweek dose of good links. Sponsored by Product for Engineers by PostHog
piccalil.li
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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clagnut.com
Don't forget Service Design Breakfast at @clearleft.com on Thursday! Free, friendly chatting about all things service design.

servicedesignbreakfast.com

#Brighton #serviceDesign
Service Design Breakfast Club meet-up for UK service designers
Bringing people together from Brighton, Sussex and the South East to network and discuss all things Service Design.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
clagnut.com
Don't forget Service Design Breakfast at @clearleft.com on Thursday! Free, friendly chatting about all things service design.

servicedesignbreakfast.com

#Brighton #serviceDesign
Service Design Breakfast Club meet-up for UK service designers
Bringing people together from Brighton, Sussex and the South East to network and discuss all things Service Design.
servicedesignbreakfast.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
clagnut.com
At @clearleft.com we've just bought tickets for the brilliant #TalkUX conference for a day of fantastic #ux speakers in #Brighton.

It's organised by LadiesThatUX as an inclusive event, so be assured that everyone - including men - is very welcome!

Use FRIENDOFLTUX10 at talk-ux.com#ticket
Home - Talk UX Conference 2025
Talk UX: Redesigning Place, 17th–18th September, Brighton, UK. Exploring how UX and human-centred design can improve spaces, experiences and communities.
talk-ux.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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katiefenn.bsky.social
I made a commitment, required of me by NHS gender identity clinics, that I was to live full-time in my acquired gender for the rest of my life. I honour that commitment 100%, and refuse to comply with a court that has no expertise in trans healthcare and chose not to hear any experts.
August 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
clagnut.com
In other news, 11 days after they broke it, Virgin Media finally fixed our TV and internet connection.
August 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM