Minimalism

🔗 100r.co Hundred Rabbits (100r) is a radically unique digital project – an independent studio run by Rekka Bellum and Devine Lu Linvega, who live and work aboard a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean. Powered by solar panels and fueled by curiosity, they build tools, write essays, and publish reflections outside the gravitational pull of the tech industry. Their website is a living archive of life off the grid – equal parts travelogue, laboratory, sketchbook, and philosophy zine. Highlights include: ...

🔗 randoma11y.com is a surprisingly effective minimalist tool designed for web developers, interface designers, and accessibility advocates. Its main purpose is to generate random background/text color pairs that meet the WCAG 2.1 contrast ratio requirements, making them readable for people with visual impairments or low vision. Upon each refresh, the site presents a new color combination, displaying both HEX values, the exact contrast ratio (e.g. 9.41:1), and a ready-made CSS snippet. Visitors can vote on whether the combination is good or bad, slowly building a kind of crowdsourced archive of aesthetically pleasing and functionally accessible color sets. ...

Music for Programming is a remarkable series of ambient music mixes specifically designed to aid focus during demanding tasks like coding, writing, or research. Each of its 70+ episodes is carefully curated by Tim Heck, blending experimental soundscapes, field recordings, and modern ambient with subtle literary overtones. No ads, no autoplay, no distractions — just immersive sound in a stripped-down interface. Started in 2009 and still going strong, the project stands out with its handcrafted approach and the absence of commercial intent. Many mixes are introduced with poetic, introspective descriptions and draw from a wide array of obscure and beautiful sonic sources. ...