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These are people whose websites serve as awe and inspiration. There’s something that resonates with me and I want to emulate or remix ideas from their websites. Some people I’ve met IRL, and I love their work. Others I might have met online. And the rest are people I’ve stumbled upon.

NameDescription
Alice Lee”Hi, I’m Alice! I’m an illustrator, muralist, ceramicist, and maker of delightful things.”
Amelia WattenbergerCreative working on novel interfaces and empowering devs with AI. Author of “Fullstack D3 and Data Visualization”. Previous website
Andy BaioRuns Waxy.org. Co-created XOXO Conference. So much more.
Andy Matuschak”Applied researcher, focused on creating user interfaces that expand what people can think and do”
Caroline ArtzProlific Codepen human-being. Very keen at design
Chris Pennington”Coding in Public” YouTuber. Web developer with keen eye to design. Lots of Astro content.
Derek Sivers”I’ve been a musician, circus performer, entrepreneur, and speaker.”
Elizabeth FilipsA medical student and painter in London.
Erika 💐“Software engineer living in Sweden”. On the Astro team.
Geoffrey LittResearcher exploring malleable software.
Hristiyan DodovEach post has a really cool banner image that shows the time released
Ian WebsterProlific developer. I know him from his space work.
Jamie TannaHis “blogumentation” style has inspired week notes. Also, My Salary History has made me think if I should be this transparent.
Jenny OdellAuthor of “How to do Nothing” and “Saving Time”. Oakland-based artist
Julie ZhuoAuthor of “Making of a Manager” and runs a newsletter called “The Looking Glass”.
Leila ClarkPieces on software engineering, progress, Asia, history and other topics.
Lin ClarkRuns “Code Cartoons”
Linus LeeProlific Developer and creative working on AI at Notion.
Lydia HallieDeveloper and teacher on Front-End Masters
Maggie AppletonCreator of visual essays about programming, designer, and anthropologist.
Maria PopovaThe Marginalian (former Brain Pickings) is a great dive into the search for meaning. Her research into the source material is always a great read.
Nadieh BremerNadieh runs Visual Cinnamon, a data visualization studio. “Data made insightful, effective & beautiful through visualization”
Nikita VoloboevNikita’s digital garden, including a piece I like called Everything I Know
Peter Mekhaeil”Experienced web developer with a focus on optimizing performance and delivering a seamless user experience”
Philippe RekacewiczRuns Visionscarto. “Esquisses et réflexions cartographiques.”
Ramses OudtCreating life-changing email courses. Stoic PKM expert.
Robert HeatonResearcher at Antropic
Rosemary OrchardCo-Host of Automators, and iOS today. Treasure trove of content and automation. I’ve certainly taken some of her Alfred workflows in the past.
Samantha Ming”Front End Developer who shares programming goodness with the community”
Sara HendrenAuthor of “What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World”. Writer, design researcher, artist, and cultural producer.
Sara SoueidanHer blog is wonderful for approaching inclusive design and accessibility
Sarah DrasnerAuthor of “Engineering Management for the Rest of Us”. VP of Developer Experience at Netlify and Vue core team member.
Shawn “Swyx” WangRuns Latent.space and smol AI company
Shirley Wu”An award-winning creative focused on data-driven art and visualizations.”
Simon WillisonHis weblog has been around for 20+ years and his content is rich
Sinead BovellFuturist, MBA, B.B.A Finance
Steph SmithPodcast host of a16z podcast. Prolific creator
Toph TuckerData Visualization expert working at Observable. Must watch: 5000 Years of Graphics
Yiren LuNYC based writer and software engineer.