redesign new a bit

content/design.tree

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+%% title = "thoughts on user interfaces and user experiences"
+
+% id = "01HQ8KV8RW077VSHHZ7CXPBDA8"
++ despite not being a UX designer, I care deeply about user experience. it's become somewhat of a hobby of mine, applying UX design to basically everything.
+
+this branch is about that.
+
+    % id = "01HQ8KV8RW35QJSN5WM95DBXRZ"
+    - have you noticed all the small details that make the treehouse feel like a *polished experience*?
+
+        % id = "01HQ8KV8RWDCWQRK4EB2R0ZA1N"
+        - like when you hover over emoji, there's a tooltip - but did you notice the tooltip disappears when you scroll?
+
+            % id = "01HQ8KV8RW00VPW0Z84ZQBMVTP"
+            - that ain't default behavior. :hat_smug:
+
+        % id = "01HQ8KV8RWCGV2GYN04PKED7V4"
+        - or the fact that you can select text in a branch that can be expanded, and the branch won't collapse when you release your mouse button?
+
+            % id = "01HQ8KV8RWS99XKPBKCTZ3NEJM"
+            - that ain't default behavior. :hat_smug:
+
+% content.link = "design/digital-textures"
+  id = "01HQ8JHZ5QTZXQW3M26CXPFQDF"
++ on digital textures

content/design/digital-textures.tree

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+%% title = "on digital textures"
+
+% id = "01HQ8JHZ5NP1K7PHW4MJQS65ND"
+- this is not about textures in the graphics programming sort of way. this is about textures in the *you can feel it under your fingers* way
+
+% id = "01HQ8JHZ5NM6CNJ1PCGCWC6DQV"
+- I don't know if it's just some weird synaesthesia thing or not, but one interesting observation I've noticed is that various cursors seem to give off different *textures*.
+like you hover over something and you can digitally feel it under your fingers
+
+% id = "01HQ8JHZ5NEHACKDTHJSJNB3QD"
+- these textures just generally cause different pieces of software to give off different *vibes*;
+for example, based on texture alone it is possible to determine whether something runs on web technologies.
+
+    % id = "01HQ8JHZ5N68ZG29CSAKYW3CYE"
+    - you can probably tell this blog is a website just by *feeling* how it behaves.
+
+        % id = "01HQ8JHZ5NZAVMCYFGS94W6Z8N"
+        - the cursors, where <span style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: dotted underline;">pointer</span> is used for elements that are clickable,
+        and a text cursor is used for text.
+
+        <style>
+        .digital-textures-pointer-cursor * { cursor: default }
+        </style>
+
+            % classes.branch = "digital-textures-pointer-cursor"
+              id = "01HQ8JHZ5NYDJD0YKVX55AR3ZQ"
+            - <span style="cursor: default;">
+            when you have an interactive element and it _doesn't_ have a <span style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: dotted underline;">pointer</span> cursor on it, it feels almost <em>wrong.</em>
+            eerie in a way. out of place.<br>
+            like have you noticed this branch is kind of really fucking weird with the default cursor?
+            </span>
+
+                % id = "01HQ8JHZ5NT1P5R3EM9GEKZ3DK"
+                - <span style="cursor: default; user-select: none;">and this one is *even* weirder, with unselectable text! (sorry for this. I'm trying to make a point.)</span>
+
+        % id = "01HQ8JHZ5N21GM1FWEXAKPWDPA"
+        - the fact you can press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>A</kbd> and it selects all text also gives off a texture typical of websites.
+
+        % id = "01HQ8JHZ5NMA2HT3M075G9AV1A"
+        - the common usage of [hyperlinks][def:word/hyperlink] over buttons is also typical of websites.
+
+% id = "01HQ8JHZ5N2WA7G6QN7YCE8PN0"
+- Git for Windows asks whether you want to use stock Windows `cmd.exe` or mintty.
+for as long as I can remember, mintty always felt *wrong* to me. like the experience was not *Windowsy.*
+simply because the terminal window is so tiny, the cursor is an I-beam, and the default font used is <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', RecVar;">Lucida Console</span> rather than <span style="font-family: 'Consolas', RecVar;">Consolas</span>.
+
+    % id = "01HQ8JHZ5NHEW18R8JQWQCAB6Y"
+    - synaesthetically, it feels to me as if `cmd.exe` is smooth, and mintty is rough. like with `cmd.exe` you're touching matte plastic, an LCD display, and with mintty you're touching a piece of paper or tree bark.

content/index.tree

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           content.link = "programming"
         + ## programming
 
+        % id = "design"
+          content.link = "design"
+        + ## design
+
         % id = "music"
           content.link = "music"
         + ## music

content/treehouse/new.tree

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    feed = "news"
 
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-- ever wondered how Terraria renders its worlds? or how editors like Tiled manage to make painting tiles so easy?
+- <span class="badge blue">featured</span> ever wondered how Terraria renders its worlds? or how editors like Tiled manage to make painting tiles so easy?
 
 ### tairu - an interactive exploration of 2D autotiling techniques
 
 [read][page:programming/blog/tairu]
+
+% id = "01HQ8KV8T8GRCVFDJ3EP6QE163"
+- I started a branch on user interface and user experience design, because I was working with mintty at work and had some thoughts about it.
+
+"why does mintty always feel so *out of place* compared to `cmd.exe`?"
+
+### liquidex's treehouse: design
+
+[read: *on digital textures*][page:design/digital-textures] [go to branch][page:design]