Will give this a proper write up soon but finally figured out the JS to create a web component to mimic ‘shape-outside’ for text line boxes. Then I have to resubmit it to the CSSWG issue queue. Example and link to repo here: jpamental.github.io/shape-outsid... #typography #design

Every once in a while I get a nudge from a friend I haven’t spoken with in a while. This week it was the wonderful Mr @zeldman.bsky.social - hello Jeffrey! Nice reminder that sometimes social networks can actually be, err, social :)

What a lovely thing to be included in this! Thx @johnpicozzi.bsky.social lostcarpark.com/advent/2025/...

Why are mobile browsers so intent on capturing ‘hover’?! It’s just dumb, and breaks things for everyone, making you have to tap twice. Seems bad for everyone. (I know you can put it in a pointer media query, but conceptually it’s just dumb)

When you realize a coworker is following you on Strava and sees you subtweeting work frustration in your ride titles…

Always a good day when even a bit of it gets spent with @csswizardry.com - so good to catch up tonight, and looking forward to the next couple of days together at #WebUnleashed

I miss the immediate satisfaction of everybody freaking out about #wordle being down and tweeting about it

Gave a new talk today at #SmashingConf about ‘typographic curiosities’—in performance, responsiveness, and expression. Loved the response so far so wanted to share the slides and resources: noti.st/jpamental/3A...

Haven’t posted here in a bit. But back at a web conference and feels like a good time to get back to it. If you’re at #SmashingConf in NYC say hello!

Spent time with Ellen before she had to go to NYC, went for a 162km ride, and rebuilt a carburetor. Solid ‘dad stuff’ work today.

Going to be talking about curiosity and it's role in design later today at evolvedrupal.com - made a few adjustments since @beyondtellerrand.com and excited to see how folks react

It’s up! Video of my talk about curiosity and its role in design that I shared for the first time at #btconf

Guy sitting across from me on the commuter train home has an open beer in paper bag and is watching a show on his phone with the volume up, no headphones. Just doin’ his thing on a rush hour train.

Oh, that’s such a beautiful line — thank you, and thanks to Joan!

“Curiosity thrives in the space between expected and unexpected, between map and territory” - @joanwestenberg.com - love this (and will def be incorporating this in my talk on curiosity and its role in design the next time I give it!) see also: need to talk to @ethanmarcotte.com about curiosity too

You know what coffee shop? I don’t want to be nagged about whether or not I liked my experience of buying a coffee via email literally every time I buy a coffee. Or maybe just ‘never’. Your barista will know because I tip them for their lovely attention to their craft.

Some beautiful photos by @florianziegler.com from @beyondtellerrand.com last week. Thanks Florian! This was a new and very different kind of talk for me, and he captured it beautifully

Not only just brilliant getting to see @r8r.at again, but also honored by your write up of the event and my new talk. You picked up on so many of the themes I wanted to get across. Cheers mate!

Apropos of nothing, 7am techno beats in the airport taxi is apparently a thing

What an epic week! @beyondtellerrand.com was incredible (as expected), but add to that so many new friends and capped off with an all-day adventure to Acern and beyond with these two excellent gents. Ended the day with 163km/500m/6:55 and almost half of it unpaved! #cycling

Cheers Mario! Wonderful write up and SO good to see you this week!

I kept wondering the whole time during the talk who your blond dog reminds me of. Now I know.

For those interested, link to slides from my talk ‘Curious Findings’, plus resources, and a form to share your own story about curiosity and how it impacts your work here: curiosity.design #btconf @beyondtellerrand.com

Such an amazing collection of images - honored to be a part @florianziegler.com !

The art and business of lettering design by Martina Flor and Curious Findings by Jason Parmental @jpamental.bsky.social

Curiosity isn’t just a trait—it’s a practice. Ask why. Then ask again. That’s where creativity begins. @jpamental.bsky.social talks about how inquiry drives design, growth, and better questions. @beyondtellerrand.com #btConf

“Curiosity is a journey. And you have to trust that it will lead you somewhere.” @jpamental.bsky.social at @beyondtellerrand.com

Excited to see @jpamental.bsky.social on stage at @beyondtellerrand.com again … after almost a decade and a half.

General comment on Aer Lingus app: having departure and arrival times and not indicating time zone changes doesn’t help me understand my flight duration. Or maybe you could just put the flight duration there too. Just an idea. FFS.

So it begins again: #conftrekking to @beyondtellerrand.com underway! Bike bag is pretty impressively compact. Let’s see what the airline makes of it :)

Pretty excited. Heading to Düsseldorf in a few days for a truly amazing conference that is @beyondtellerrand.com and some cycling adventures with the guy who brings it to life @marcthiele.com 😁🚴🏼🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️ so good talking to you this morning mate!

Got to start the day with a conversation about curiosity with @espiekermann.bsky.social . Monday off to a good start :) For all my friends attending @btconf.bsky.social next week, I’ll share a bit about it. On the fence? Still a ticket or two left! Come hang out in Düsseldorf

Snuck out super early again this morning and got almost 80km before work. Me: Yay! Got in almost 80km before work. Also me: going to nap under my desk b/c I rode almost 80km before work 😴😴😴 #cycling

A good reminder about the trap of design being data-dictated vs data-informed “Design is not a science of perfect optimization, but an art of purposeful choice.” medium.com/@ken_sigel/l...

This is what happens when Goldberg leaves me to my own devices earlier in the morning: double-loop hundo, imperial edition. Avec snacks (courtesy of Goldberg) and a lovely cortado @borealiscoffee (first full hundo of the year) #cycling #roadcycling 165km/1089m/6:22

A long day out, much needed. Glad @byronwors entertains this nonsense: 91mi for #FondoOfTheMonthClub N°87 in a row. And it felt warm—until it didn’t. 146km/1598m/6:06 #cycling #roadcycling #strava #stravacycling #stravafondo

“The only disability is a negative attitude” - what an amazing outlook and story from 31-time Paralympic Olympian medalist Jessica Long. So honored to hear her talk to our team at Chewy

My personal ATypI history began in 1990, at Type90 in Oxford. I had just turned 40, but in this community I was a newcomer. On the last day, after the official close of the conference, a few of us got together in a local pub for a farewell pint. johndberry.com/2009/05/15/i... gofund.me/4b7f5e16

the real reason for the internet is just be to ensure our clocks are set correctly twice a year. Seems like a lot of overhead and drama comes along for the ride for that task.

Seen while zooming (his bed is over my right shoulder in case we’re chatting)

I’m really chuffed to be heading back to bt and to be sharing something brand new about the role of curiosity in design

Monday morning and peak nerd already found: OH at the train station: “You ever watch night court?” “It was on right before Dr Who. That was the only reason I ever saw it” “Did you ever read the books? They were so good” (Dr Who fan is wearing sunglasses and NASA fleece pants)

On May 10, 1933, Nazis burned the library of The Institute for Sexual Science. The Institute was founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. Its community clinic pioneered healthcare for queer, trans, & intersex people. The Institute was targeted & attacked as part of a Nazi government censorship program.

At what point did notifications on other platforms cease to have any bearing on someone actually having interacted with you? Little red dots everywhere letting me know that someone I might know reacted to someone else I don’t knows post is worse than useless 😡

Folks in larger design teams: how do you support mentorship? Is it a formal program? Ad Hoc? Driven by individuals or management? #design

Henry turned 1 on Wednesday. Just thought you should know.

No text duplication, no JS, no images save for CSS gradients, no long lists of values for anything (like text-shadow). Just plain text + CSS gradients + blending + the magic of #SVG filters for extrusion + texture 🪄✨ Live on @codepen.io codepen.io/thebabydino/...

Annual review ‘self-eval’ reflection and writing. A second year of ‘wow, that was a lot to go through and still deliver on a truckload of good stuff’ Would be ok with just a little less of the former this go round.

Remembrances & rituals. 85mi for #FondoOfTheMonthClub N°84 in a row. 7 years and counting—at least one ride over 100km per month. Started matching miles to the count. Having a goal keeps me on the bike, stretching the legs and clearing the mind. As always, a good day out. #cycling 139km/805m/5:19

Hair drier, boot drier. po-tay-to/po-tah-to