# week 7 of 2025 ![[egle.jpg]] [Egle Plytnikaite](https://egle.plytnikaite.com) is a Lithuanian vector artist that tells amazing stories with simple shapes and colors. Wonderful editorial illustration work. --- > My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. The effect you have on others' lives is the highest expression of your own. > > — Maya Angelou > I oscillate between thinking I am crazy, and thinking I am not crazy enough. > > — Joyce Carol Oates > Play leads to brain plasticity, adaptability, and creativity. Nothing fires up the brain like play. > > — Stuart Brown (founder of the [National Institute for Play](https://nifplay.org)) > I'm in favor of an art that does something other than just sit on its ass in a museum. > > — Claes Oldenburg > Fear often signals that something truly matters to you. > > — Anne-Laure Le Cunff --- ### web design stuff [web.dev](https://web.dev) have free online courses covering the basics of [html](https://web.dev/learn/html) and [css](https://web.dev/learn/css). We are starting coding soon in the Introduction to Web Design course I teach and these are going to be solid reference sites. There are also good courses on things like [images](https://web.dev/learn/images), [responsive design](https://web.dev/learn/design), and [javascript](https://web.dev/learn/javascript) but I'm sticking with just html and css for now. [32 bit cafe](https://32bit.cafe) is an [indieweb](https://indieweb.org/) community of web designers and hobbyists. [100 things you can do on your personal website.](https://jamesg.blog/2024/02/19/personal-website-ideas)