Project Xanadu An Idea by Ted Nelson Project Xanadu was the first hypertext project, founded in 1960 by Ted Nelson. Administrators of Project Xanadu have declared it an improvement over the World Wide Web, with the mission statement: "Today's popular software simulates paper. The World Wide Web (another imitation of paper) trivializes our original hypertext model with one-way ever-breaking links and no management of version or contents." Hyperland, Intermedia, and the Web That Never WasDesigning Synced Blocks hypermediawww
The design systems between us A Talk by Ethan Marcotte www.youtube.com In the early days, design systems promised us more consistent interfaces, more collaborative teams, and improved shipping times. While they’ve certainly delivered on some of those fronts, they’ve introduced new challenges too. Let’s talk through what’s working well—and what could be working better—as we take a closer look at the systems between us and our work. Systems, Mistakes, and the SeaA Pattern LanguageThe Real World of Technology wwwsystemspatternsdesign