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Tyler Sticka

@tylersticka.com
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(he/him) Design leader and creative technologist for 20+ years. Platform Experience Director @thetypefounders.bsky.social. I make websites, apps, indie games, long articles and silly drawings. Opinions here are my own. tylersticka.com

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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 4h
Thanks, Christian!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 5h
Thanks, Dave!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 6h
The more expensive everything gets, the more joy I take in rescuing or repairing stuff I already own. A recent example: tylersticka.com/journal/repu... #linux #mac #upcycling
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Repurposing a 15-Year-Old MacBook Air – Tyler Sticka
One person’s e-waste may be that same person’s focused writing tool.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 28/09/2026
Inspired by this wonderful @pixelambacht.bsky.social post: pixelambacht.nl/2026/ten-lin... (I strayed from the prompt a bit based on what I dug up.)
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Ten Lines Of Code That Changed My World – Pixelambacht
Front-end antics and typographic mischievousness
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 28/09/2026
Five of the smallest code snippets that made the biggest impact for me as a child and young adult: tylersticka.com/journal/five... #programming #code #development
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Five Formative Code Snippets – Tyler Sticka
A handful of impactful code samples I encountered early on.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 28/09/2026
Why Mad Magazine used type instead of hand lettering: www.newsfromme.com/2026/09/27/a... #TIL #comics
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ASK me: Lettering in MAD
Robert Rowe wants to know — hey, that rhymes — “Following up on your MAD magazine post, were economics the main reason the magazine had machine lettering instead of hiring lettere…
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 23/09/2026
It’s here! 👀 @wil.to multipa.ge
A copy of Multipage Version zine issue #02 with the theme “images” laying on my desk, cover featuring an oversized broken image iconA peek at a corner of an interior page featuring a cartoon by me. An anthropomorphic SVG logo excitedly greets characters who may or may not represent major browsers.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 19/09/2026
Thank you, Ky!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 19/09/2026
Very kind of you to say!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 18/09/2026
Thanks so much, Eric!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 18/09/2026
Thanks so much, Jeff, that means a lot!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 18/09/2026
Well if @hejchristian.com’s going to reference my site’s “copy to clipboard” buttons in his work, I guess I should probably acknowledge them myself, huh? tylersticka.com/journal/that... #WebDesign #WebDev #CSS
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That Tear-Off Tab Copy Button Effect – Tyler Sticka
I added a “copy to clipboard” button to my site’s code blocks back in February. It works as you’d expect, except for one detail.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 18/09/2026
Been a while since I posted new #FanArt! Here are my two favorite party members from #MetaphorReFantazio
Cartoony, stylized drawing of Eiselin Burchelli Meijal Hulkenberg (a  roussainte guard with an elven appearance) and Heismay Noctule (a bat-like eugief), both smiling pleasantly
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 09/09/2026
Another anniversary of 9.9.99, another excuse to share my old Ignite talk about the #SegaDreamcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwn... (I’m happy Sonic’s prospects have improved since this event!)
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IP13: Tyler Sticka - The Best Video Game Console You Probably Never Owned
YouTube video by StumptownSyndicate
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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
An Open Letter to the Publisher and Editors of The Baltimore Sun from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
On September 4, 2026, The Sun published what can only technically be called an "illustration" it intended its readers to accept as an editorial cartoon. Whatever the intent, the only message The Sun actually delivered was that it has finally and completely surrendered any remaining claim it may have had to journalistic legitimacy and its former place among the nation's important newspapers. We are advised this is not their first use of Al for creative content.
The illustration in question was not drawn by an artist or even a human being. It was Artificial Intelligence slop, generated in response to juvenile and uninformed prompts. The result was unsurprisingly uninteresting and an insult to journalism, art, and The Sun's readers.
The Sun is not alone among American newspapers taking this degrading way out. But it distinguishes itself because for many years it published the work of one of our nation's premier political cartoonists Kevin Kallaugher (better known as KAL), a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and internationally acclaimed artist. KAL was let go by The Sun in what was called a "cost cutting" move. KAL is a long-time member and emeritus of the AAEC.
The AAEC condemns the use of Al for its
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Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 08/09/2026
We’re about halfway through the first run of Multipage #2: IMAGES, and I’m probably only doing the one re-issue of #1: HEADINGS — grab yourself a copy of each while you still can, and help out @translifeline.org at the same time! multipa.ge
Visible content:
WELCOME TO MULTIPAGE VERSION
A zine about HTML elements

FROM THE EDITOR

Alright. Here we go. The images issue.
Deep breaths.

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?
This is the images issue.
SO?
That's like my entire deal.
YOUR "DEAL" IS IMAGES?
I mean, yeah, kind of. Images are in the
top three things that are my deal, easy.
Images, Mega Man 2, and some third thing,
probably.
WHY?
Because images might be the only thing
we’ve managed to fuck up worse than
headings, and we don’t even have the
excuse of a eternally-broken standard.
Good ol' `img` fires off a request for an
image source and puts it on the screen
with staggering efficiency, and it makes a
text alternative available. Worked great
for decades. It still does!
The first half, well, it's fast, so
whatever; may as well cram a huge PNG-24
down the pipe because we vaguely remember
hearing that a PNG doesn't "have
compression," and "compression" probably
looks bad, we bet! Besides, what's four or
five megabytes between friends?
Meanwhile we fully biffed the second half
of what it does; just, couldn’t be
bothered to do it. Enjoy hearing those
filenames, users browsing via assistive
tech.
NO YEAH NOT GREAT
Ah, but unlike headings, image standards
evolved to meet the changing times! You
see, `img` wasn’t up to the task of
delivering sources optimized for a
responsive layout, so through the hard
work and selfless dedication of a whole
crew of brilliant designers and developers
and the strikingly handsome Chair of their
web standards group—
OKAY DIAL IT BACK
—we got all manner of amazing new
standards that allowed `img` to keep on
doing what it did best, but with
brilliantly optimized—
STILL PRETTY BRAGGY
Well, I didn't come up with it. A bunch of
people way smarter and more talented than
I am came up with it all. I just got them
together and, like, printed up stickers
and t-shirts and posted about it and
stuff.
AH SO THIS IS YOUR THIRD "DEAL"
"This?" "This" what?
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Jason Grigsby @gri.gs · 03/09/2026
I loved first issue of Multipage. The second one is on my favorite web topic and features art from @tylersticka.com. These are bound to be collector’s items and they support a great cause. Get your copy ASAP before they are all gone!
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Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 03/09/2026
Multipage Version is a zine about HTML elements. Issue #1: HEADINGS and #2: IMAGES are both available now. multipa.ge
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Visit Wilto's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 03/09/2026
I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of a snarky cartoon about browser vendors and #SVG in the pages of @wil.to’s Multipage Version #2 👀 I guess you’ll just have to buy a copy (supporting @translifeline.org in the process 🏳️‍⚧️) to see for yourself? #WebDev #Zine
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Mat “Wilto” Marquis @wil.to · 02/09/2026
Tomorrow, 12:00PM Eastern.
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Multipage Version #2: Images - Wilto's Ko-fi Shop
The second issue of Multipage Version, a zine about HTML elements. This one is about images. All the profits from sales of this issue go to Trans Lif...
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 20/08/2026
Yay, thank you for sharing!
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Chen Hui Jing | 陈慧晶 @huijing.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
this is really neat!
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The Type Founders @thetypefounders.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A new expressive sans with a calligrapher’s eye designed by Richard Lipton for Lipton Letter Design. It pairs Seymour Chwast’s playful graphic sensibility and Richard Lipton’s sculptural detailing. Available from liptonletterdesign.com and typographer.com
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 08/08/2026
Recommendation: @audmcname.com’s autobiographical #comics are such a treat every time they pop up in my #RSS feed dailycomic.audmcname.com/dailycomic/2...
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07/30/26
Made with my good left hand.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 07/08/2026
Thanks for the clarification! I’m relieved to see the link is still functional, it’s really more about the `text-decoration` taking on the style of the stroke. That is consistent with what I’ve observed, and I can sort of understand the logic of it (though I wish there were a spec to refer to)
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 06/08/2026
I haven’t personally, and throwing an anchor in (or around) my demo seems to work as I’d expect. Can you elaborate?
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Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What’s nice about this is it easily replaced the multi-`text-shadow` styles I had used for years to get the outline effect on my `<h1>`s. Nobody has complained yet (to me, at least). If you also use that technique, consider updating your code.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 06/08/2026
Thanks, Christian!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 06/08/2026
An earlier revision of the article mistakenly stated that variable fonts did not work well with this technique, when (happily) the opposite is true! My fault for crossing some wires during technical review, corrected now.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 06/08/2026
Thanks @scottkellum.com for schooling me on this one!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 06/08/2026
I like to think I keep up with new #CSS features, but sometimes I overlook something fun. For example, improvements to text-stroke: tylersticka.com/journal/impr... #WebDesign #WebDev
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Improved CSS Text-Stroke – Tyler Sticka
Arriving late to the party for this fun little CSS trick (with a few gotchas).
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The Type Founders @thetypefounders.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
✨ A new #font family from Mark Simonson! Don’t miss the Notebook entry or the specimen at the bottom of the family page on the site.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 04/08/2026
Really looking forward to attending #TypeCon in #Portland later this week! www.typecon.com Will you be there? Would love to say hello! (My employer is a sponsor but I’d want to go anyway! 😊) #TypeCon2026
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 03/08/2026
Thanks so much! (Me too! 🥲)
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 03/08/2026
A true tale of homemade trading cards and simulated economies: tylersticka.com/journal/i-br...
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I Broke My 4th-Grade Class Economy – Tyler Sticka
A story from my childhood I’ve been thinking about a lot lately (but I’m sure it’s just a coincidence).
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 26/07/2026
Hooray! 🎉
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 26/07/2026
I guess Suika Game is on PC now, but why bother when Dogpile is right there? dogpilegame.com #IndieGame
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Dogpile
Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Dogpile is available to play on Steam, and is a collaborative project by Studio Folly (the makers of Gubbins and Real Bird...
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 25/07/2026
Find My Frogs is a beautifully illustrated, super chill little hidden object #IndieGame I enjoyed very much 🐸🔍 On Steam and Switch, or DRM-free on Itch: myeyestudio.itch.io/find-my-frogs
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Find My Frogs by MyEyeStudio
Find My Frogs is a cozy hidden object game where you search for frogs and toads in a peaceful, hand-drawn village.
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 03/07/2026
Thank you for sharing your experience so candidly! Sounds like exactly the right move, I’m excited for you 🫶
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 01/07/2026
Thanks so much, Andrew!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you, Dom!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thanks, Jeff!!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thanks, Eric!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you, Ana!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
I’m so excited! 🥳
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you, ky!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you, Stu!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thanks, Nabil!
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you for having me! 😊
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Tyler Sticka @tylersticka.com · 30/06/2026
Thank you, Cory!
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