Linked List: May 6, 2016

Friday, 6 May 2016

My thanks to StoryWorth for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed. Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 8, and StoryWorth is a terrific and meaningful gift idea: it’s a way to get to know her better. Here’s how it works: Each week, StoryWorth will send your mom a new question. She answers it with a story, which gets shared with you. After a year, all of her stories are bound in a beautiful keepsake book. It’s a great way to get to know your mom better.

StoryWorth is the rare gift that can be purchased at the very last minute, but is still really personal and meaningful. Even better: StoryWorth is offering Daring Fireball readers $20 off, just by following this link to buy.

On the ‘Star Wars’ Opening Crawl ★

Moisés Chiullan:

There is something wrong with the opening crawl for The Force Awakens. Fan and typography enthusiast John Gruber and original Star Wars opening title sequence designer Dan Perri help unravel the mystery of where (and when) things went wrong.

I had a ton of fun doing this podcast. As both a Star Wars and typography obsessive, I’m blown away that I never before noticed how inconsistent the opening crawls are across the films. (Overcast users: I suggest turning off Smart Speed and Voice Boost for this one.)