Marc Thiele

@marcthiele
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Founder/organiser of beyond tellerrand . Co-Founder of Smashing Conference.
Websitehttps://marcthiele.com
Eventshttps://beyondtellerrand.com
Podcasthttps://neu-gierig.fm
It's Friday and it's time for the good links in issue #120 of The Index, sponsored by beyond tellerrand piccalil.li/the-index/120/

The Index: Issue #120
The Index: Issue #120

It's Friday and it's time for the good links in issue #120 of The Index, sponsored by beyond tellerrand

Piccalilli
OK … found it. It came from a 3rd party app called "Rectangl Pro", that I use for my window managemend. They introduced a feature called "window throw" and the two keys triggered it and showed – for whatever reason – the dot
Searched the web, but haven't found whagt it is, do you know this? When I press command+control on the keyboard, a brown/red dot appears below my mouse cursor. Screen recording attached. System: Sequoia 15.6.1. Thanks.

I just booked my @btconf tickets for November. I hope I see you all ;)

https://ti.to/beyondtellerrand/berlin-2025

#btconf @marcthiele #berlin

beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2025

A diverse, entertaining, and educating event with some of the best and nicest people on stage and in the audience. Most importantly you should be ready to have a fantastic time, as this is what we want to achieve. That is beyond tellerrand. Come and join us for the 2025 edition in Berlin on November 6 and 7. Possible Side Events and Workshops around those dates.

Tito
Off to the @typo3 office in Düsseldorf. Starting the day with a Creative Morning. 👊
Goooood morning from Germany. Early one to attend Creative Mornings. Finished the next #btconf newsletter last night. Info about Berlin and 15 years of Düsseldorf included. https://beyondtellerrand.com/newsletter
beyond tellerrand - An event about the Web, design and technology

beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and friendly atmosphere.

beyond tellerrand Events
The Index #119 is here with your mid-week dose of good links, sponsored by our friends, beyond tellerrand. piccalil.li/the-index/119/

The Index: Issue #119
The Index: Issue #119

The Index #119 is here with your mid-week dose of good links, sponsored by our friends, beyond tellerrand.

Piccalilli

I went down a rabbit hole trying to understand and visualize how fluid typography calculations work in #CSS. Here's a video and interactive codepen with the results:

https://www.oddbird.net/2025/08/26/type-visual/

Adjust the values to see how they impact the rate of change, the viewport-size range, and page zoom!

Visualizing Responsive Typography

What do all the numbers in our clamp() do?

OddBird

Join Susan & Guthrie Weinschenk to learn how behavioral science can shape user decisions, boost engagement, and make your designs irresistible.

🗓️ Thu & Fri, Sept 18 – Oct 3, 2025
💻 Live online, 5 × 2.5h sessions

Register your ticket and join us live:
https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/behavioral-design-susan-guthrie-weinschenk/

Behavioral Design Workshop — Online Workshops

Learn how to apply recent research in brain and behavioral science and behavioral economics to engage, encourage, and persuade the people that use your products and services. In this workshop, Susan and Guthrie share the latest research on what grabs and holds attention, how people make decisions, how context affects behavior, and what motivates people to take action.

SmashingConf
Happy to introduce you to the next speaker of #btconf Berlin. I love his energy, his way of actually doing stuff rather than just speaking about it and the wonderful conversations you can have with him. A BIG hello to Jared Ficklin. https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/speaker-intro-jared-ficklin
Speaker Introduction – Jared Ficklin

Jared Ficklin known for his pioneering work at the intersection of technology, design, and human experience. He brings together innovation, artistry, and futurism in compelling ways. And he’s joining #btconf Berlin.

beyond tellerrand Events