Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Stef Walter @stephaniewalter@front-end.social

12/3/2025, 8:30:07 AM

Public

Anyone can make something that looks designed, but that doesn’t mean that design has happened.
An interesting essay by Christopher Butler, on, how even if anyone can build a page with a CMS, or ask AI for a design, most people don’t have the fundamentals for good design: hierarchy, contrast, rhythm, flow, and understanding “what do people want”. Missing strategy and misunderstood fundamentals will hurt design.
https://www.chrbutler.com/the-fundamentals-problem

The Fundamentals Problem - Christopher Butler

A few months ago, a client was reviewing a landing page design with my team. They had created it themselves using a page builder tool — one of those

www.chrbutler.com

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