Thunder Nerds

This episode we talk about SVG vs Icon Fonts, and concur on the definitive answer.

Are Icon Fonts just a perceivable easy way to use icons?

We also discuss Will Smith’s opus “Summertime”, since the groove is slightly transformed. We also revisit Yeti Lunch, Yummo!

Show Notes

Links…

http://css-tricks.com/icon-fonts-vs-svg/

http://blog.cloudfour.com/seriously-dont-use-icon-fonts/

https://24ways.org/2014/an-overview-of-svg-sprite-creation-techniques/

https://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/bulletproof_icon_fonts.html

https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/states_and_properties#aria-hidden

https://css-tricks.com/svg-sprites-use-better-icon-fonts/

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/opendyslexic/cdnapgfjopgaggbmfgbiinmmbdcglnam/related?hl=en

The Questions…

Are Icon fonts just an easy possibly lazy way to use icons?

Should we stop using icon fonts?

Should we only use SVG for these situations where icons fonts are used?

Are icon fonts an old-hack, that’s time, has come?

This episode we talk about looking for inspiration and what drives your passion. We also discuss Octopus Pajamas, and how to find your place of zen. #OctopusPajamas #CREAM #NPM @chriscoyier

Show Notes

What sites do you visit for inspiration:

http://tympanus.net/codrops/

http://codepen.io/

http://codepen.io/fluxus/pen/gPWvZm

https://codyhouse.co/

http://leveluptuts.com/

https://css-tricks.com/

https://dribbble.com

ZURB Blog

https://www.campaignmonitor.com/resources/

http://www.uxbooth.com/

http://uxmag.com/

http://uxmag.com/articles/the-top-ux-predictions-for-2016

Whom do you follow in the industry?

Paul Irish http://www.paulirish.com/

Chris Coyier http://chriscoyier.net/ https://dribbble.com/chriscoyier

Brad Frost

http://bradfrost.com/

http://patternlab.io/

Github accounts

Jeffrey Zeldman

Sarah Parmenter

Newsletters that you subscribe to

http://www.invisionapp.com/

Podcasts you listen to

https://boagworld.com/

http://shoptalkshow.com/

http://daverupert.com/

http://podcasts.joerogan.net/

http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/wim-hof Wim Hof is a Dutch world record holder, adventurer and daredevil, commonly nicknamed the Iceman for his ability to withstand extreme cold.

What inspires us on a human level to get-out-of-bed, and have passion in what we do?

Coffee

Family

Gym

Running

Music listen to while you work

Ultraviolet https://play.spotify.com/album/20szJSdFNBCNgQVEcK1rcN?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com

Bring Me The Horizon

Underoath

General

http://webfieldmanual.com/

https://github.com/explore

https://www.npmjs.com/

Www.meshfire.com

Amber Osborne @missdestructo www.missdestructo.com

Kevin smith Www.smodcast.com

https://www.ted.com/talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c76VO7JwJSg

This episode we talk about deprecated code and when and how to update. We also discuss xmas Starbucks cups, and #Swift development. #SGU #ToshibaNotebook #SaltwaterFish #Tuples

* http://underscorejs.org

* Swift Development

* Toshiba Notebook

This episode we talk about Star Wars #stolis VS #spoilies. We also discuss #Gulp VS #Grunt. We then break-down some of the best Front-end tech of 2015, and what we’re looking forward to in 2016. #spoilies

http://twig.sensiolabs.org/

http://coffeescript.org/

http://www.typescriptlang.org/

https://facebook.github.io/react/

https://www.iterm2.com/

Drupal.org

https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/

https://www.oculus.com/en-us/

This episode we talk about #bower and #NPM. We also discuss how things like #github and freecodecamp.com can help you get started in the industry.

* http://bower.io

* https://www.npmjs.com

* http://www.git-tower.com

* http://www.freecodecamp.com

* http://leveluptuts.com

* https://teamtreehouse.com

This episode we talk about static VS database sites. We discuss #WordPress, #Drupal, #Kirby and several other CMS solutions and how they align with Christopher Walken’s performance in Catch Me If You Can… yep

This episode we talk about Zurb Foundation 6 for sites and email. We also kinda discuss “Yeti Lunch – the game” as we were hungry. For some reason we also talked about Crispin Glover and #BTTF2… enjoy

This episode we talk about ECMAScript, and ES2015. We also kinda discuss NPM, Grunt and Gulp. This is our first Podcast