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by ksec 1275 days ago
>For my next trick, I'm drawing inspiration from an OG 90s classic: Microsoft WordArt.

Not sure if this is widely known. But Scott Forstall co-created [1] WordArt during internship at Microsoft.

[1] https://twitter.com/natbro/status/1339600779531833344

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I had a love-hate relationship with MS WordArt. So much time trying to capture a manager's vision for their slide in yet another PowerPoint presentation or doc.

Coding up simple WordArt-like effects for the web can be fun - making sure the results are responsive and accessible, of course. Making them interactive just adds to the joy!

https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/project/full/AzWnNa (note: will probably make your device's fan cry)