Situational disability, annoying website features, and Anguilla
Some helpful tips from Microsoft, what it's like to browse the internet as a blind person, and learning about this tiny Caribbean island.
web dev
An archive page of posts to do with this particular topic.
Moving from WordPress to Eleventy
Some thoughts and findings from having finally embraced static on this site.
Spinosaurus, feather & beep, and AI memes
Reconsidering this dinosaur thanks to new discoveries, listening to some good web chat, and getting lost in the absurd.
Not panicking, keeping on top of things, and Ronaldhino
Overcoming worries about working with accessibility in mind, thinking about maintaining performance, and enjoying joga bonito.
Real manly stuff, web performance, and 90s hip hop chat
A series about what passes for masculinity these days, a hefty checklist of ways to improve performance, and delving into Crate 808.
Labelling form controls, King Hartapu, and synesthesia
A look at the various ways to properly label, discovering a new (but very ancient) city, and seeing names.
Vestibular disorders, Neumorphism, and Ladhood
The impact of having vertigo for a month, looking at a potential design trend, and becoming a man in Leeds.
Using CSS grid, digital Bodleian, and Kobe
Finally getting around to implementing a grid on this site, admiring manuscripts from the past, and a few words about Kobe.
Mississippi River flows, variable fonts, and being in netmag
Revealing the full extent of the Mississippi River, playing with responsive typography, and having some words in a magazine.
Colour contrast, console.logging, and Herculaneum
Looking at what is really required to be accessible, revisiting some helpful console functions for JS, and admiring the House of the Bicentenary.
Manual a11y checks, vestibular triggers, and Graham Hancock
Things to check to improve accessibility of a site, thinking more about prefers-reduced-motion, and Magicians of The Gods.
Implementing dark mode, Great Hedge of India, and Sihanoukville
Allowing for people to browse unburdened by light, finding out about a colonial relic, and lamenting about the impact of tourism.
Smashing Mag print design, CSS resets, and dead cars
Looking at Veerle Pieters' design process, re-visiting the need for CSS resets, and handling scrap cars.
Screen readers, rap lyrics in court, and The Catcher in the Rye
Looking at some stats from the latest WebAIM screen reader survey, judging rappers based on their lyrics, and giving Holden Caulfield another chance.
Speaking at ProductTank, inventions by women, and astroturfing
Talking about Wu-Tang to an audience of product managers, learning about things that women have invented, and thinking about how easily led people are.
A WebSockets racing game, staying cool with your kids, and UX chat
A basic game that lets you control a car through your phone, learning parenting skills from the Inuit, and listening to Laura Yarrow.
Mall living, Dennis Bergkamp, and dev perception
Setting up home in the depths of a shopping centre, the joys of the non-flying Dutchman, and agreeing with Jeremy Keith.
Dodger stadium, Mojave dark mode, and the importance of html / css
Learning about how baseball stadiums get built, pondering supporting dark mode, and agreeing a lot with 'our vanishing industry entry points' by Rachel Andrew.
CERN WorldWideWeb, fall of civilisations, and cat ladders
Browsing like it's 1989, learning about Roman Britain and the Bronze Age collapse, and taking cat flaps to the next level.
Webcam fun, angular, and wasting time at work
Experimenting with web cam captures, coming to terms with Angular, and doing non-work things when at work.
Little Scraps of Wisdom
How being a parent has helped me be a better developer.