December 2025 blend of links

I almost missed the deadline with this one, didn’t I? At least it gives me a chance to wish every one of you a happy New Year’s Eve, and new year. In 2026, I’ll write less about CSS, fonts, HTML, and text editors, and more about… well, at least I’ll try. Thank you for reading.

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The Future of Veritasium ▪︎ Precious testimonial on what it really means to depend on the algorithm for revenue, and on how many people actually work in the background of a successful and quality YouTube channel like Veritasium.

Mouseless ▪︎ If this app is definitely not for me — I tried — it may be appealing to some of you; I found the concept very intriguing; I can see how effective it could be in some apps that require a lot of hovering and clicking. (via Pierre Carrier)

Everpen ▪︎ I’ve been intrigued by this for a while now, and 2026 may be the year when I try this. I currently love using my fountain pen at my desk, but I prefer to travel with a pencil in my bag, and this may be the perfect companion for me.

Predictions for Journalism 2026, Nieman Journalism Lab ▪︎ Every year, I look forward to reading these predictions; I just wish scrolling the page didn’t make my laptop activate its “vacuum cleaner noise” mode (I had to browse the “cards” via my RSS reader: I know, it’s time for me to upgrade).

Nick Heer, People and Blogs ▪︎ “there is no better spellchecker than the ‘publish’ button.” If you don’t follow the People and Blogs interview series, you are missing out.

Grid Paper ▪︎ An excellent bookmark to add to your collection of utilities, especially interesting if, like me, you waste many high-quality notebook pages trying to do isometric drawings, and failing miserably.

The Land of Giants Transmission Towers ▪︎ I love this and I keep thinking about it since I learned about it: Why isn’t it already a thing? Truly mesmerising, and I found that the illustrations used on their website are very tasteful too. (via Kottke)

Norm Architects ▪︎ As a fanboy of Norm Architects, I don’t know whether I like more their work or the photographs of their work. For years now, I’ve had one of an older batch of press pictures as a desktop wallpaper (you’ll know it when you see it) and another as my phone wallpaper. The colours, the lights, the shades, the textures: superb.

How To Spot Arial ▪︎ Sorry, I’m writing about typefaces once again, but I think this is an important skill to have. (via Gruber)

Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’ ▪︎ I promise, this is the last time I’ll be sharing something about typography and fonts until the end of the year.

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