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- https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/ - book design adapted for web
https://practicaltypography.com/ - tons of practical advice on typefaces and text-based UX
https://harmful.cat-v.org/ - more of a "website-style" layout than the above two
by zbikowski - Language Log: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/
The simple layout/theme does not get in the way of the reading.
- https://computer.rip/
One of my favorites.
by pockybum522 - Here is a decent collection of some text heavy personal sites. Not affiliated in any way: https://mnmm.xyz/by b00palicious
- I like the design of https://dbushell.com/blog/
Though mainly I just like the general 50s aesthetics of it, rather than specific UI elements.
- I like reading Julia Evans blog. Aside from the good writings, I think the typography and the paragraph width fits nicely.by faizmokh
- Lesswrong for both sidebars: the heading based TOC on the left, and the margin notes on the right: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bJ2haLkcGeLtTWaD5/welcome-to...
For interactive / code snippets Maxime Heckel: https://blog.maximeheckel.com/posts/the-study-of-shaders-wit...
Honorable mentions Maggie Applebaum https://maggieappleton.com/ai-enlightenment Marek Chotoborski https://zanlib.dev/blog/number-inputs-in-react/
Line width, sane fonts, avoiding clever shit unless very polished, gets you a long way.
by RickS