Vaguely remember something about the “discovery of electricity”? A guy flew a kite in a storm, lightning struck, traveled down the string of the kite to a key…When the key was touched, out came a jolt of electricity giving a non-lethal shock to its famous victim. Who was that famous scientist? Jacques de Romas. Wait,… keep reading
Hey all! 2016 is in full swing, and so are our designers and developers. We’re hard at work making Basecamp 3 better for you and you and you! You too! Here’ a roll-up of some of the latest improvements and updates over the last few weeks. Thanks again and here’s the latest… Major new addition… keep reading
tl;dr: If you let Google Fonts host your type for you, it might look terrible for some users on Chrome, especially Open Sans. Solution is below — you’ll probably need to host it yourself. It’s not supposed to look like that A user recently reported having trouble with the typography at Highrise: This is happening to everyone here… keep reading
I have more than a few friends who keep talking about the businesses they want to start. But every week there’s a new excuse. They can’t make up their minds about the best credit card processing company, or the best blogging platform, website CMS, or shopping cart, or the best book that will guide them… keep reading
Piecing together a page of newsprint. (Photo courtesy Graphic Conservation Co.) Human history comes with a long paper trail, and there’s a company in Chicago whose mission is to preserve and restore that physical record. Graphic Conservation Company is a 95-year-old lab that specializes in repairing works on paper—anything from illuminated medieval manuscripts to personal… keep reading