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Oak
Company blog · oak.is/thinkingdesignprogramming
Oak is the company blog at oak.is, writing about design and programming. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for the site's text-scrambling reveal effect and a hidden URL in its view-source, which inspired the Baffle.js DOM library. The comments do not discuss any writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Oak Studios builds creative digital products like Dropmark and Siteleaf, invests in new ideas, and helps companies innovate.
What Hacker News says?
Oak | Brooklyn, NY | Developers, Designers | ONSITE | REMOTE | FULLTIME | INTERNS Oak Studios ( https://oak.is ) is an independent design-led product studio in Brooklyn, New York (NYC). We make creative products like Dropmark and Siteleaf, and work on a number of other ventures. As a team we enjoy blurring the lines of design and engineering, and encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration as much as possible. Curren…
Comment linking /hiring/intern
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)”Submitted Disable drop shadows in OS X screenshots as a story · 5 points
HN discussionOak Studios | New York, NY | Full-time or Interns Oak is an independent product studio and consultancy based in NYC. Our products include Dropmark ( http://dropmark.com ) and Siteleaf ( http://siteleaf.com ). We are hiring: - Full-Time Backend Developer: http://www.siteleaf.com/blog/join-our-team/ - Intern: http://oak.is/thinking/intern Specifically looking for developers who have a passion for product design. Stack…
Comment linking /thinking/intern
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)”Submitted How to chart in the App Store 4.5 years after launch as a story · 2 points
HN discussionClick view source, there's a url too.... http://oak.is/
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on “Well, that's one SEO hack... (view-source)”Submitted Animated SVGs: Custom easing and timing as a story · 1 points
HN discussionOak Studio's Dropmark ( https://www.dropmark.com/ )? Also, check them out at https://oak.is/ , they are a great bunch!
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on “Ask HN: Has anyone built a platform for sharing stuff online (curating)”I just finished writing this little side project. It was inspired by the effect on http://oak.is . I'd love to get feedback in the form of issues & pull requests. This is the first library I've written completely in ES6, which was a pleasure. I hope you enjoy it!
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on “Show HN: Baffle.js – A tiny library for obfuscating and revealing DOM text”