An overview of the state of media queries and accessible
overrides (page zoom, text zoom, min/max font size settings etc.),
seeking to determine which of em, rem, or px is the best
option. Turns out …
I finally made it to an IndieWebCamp meetup, even if it was remote only due to the increasingly restrictive implications of the coronavirus. I learnt a lot, I had a great time, and I'm ready to start implementing a whole bunch of new ideas right here. I also took a huge number of notes from the speakers and sessions throughout the day.
Notes from my second fully remote conference, this time Sparkbox's UnConference. Being able to freely access talks from the US is a rare bonus of everything going on right now, and this did not disappoint. Musical cameos, great talks on UX, accessibility, design systems, and amazing speakers. Great event (despite the time difference).
The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary has been on my shortlist as the wildlife lens to get for some time. Today, it left that shortlist... and entered my camera bag! Whilst I can't go out and test it on actual wildlife right now, I have been taking some test shots around the house.
A halfway solution to a design pattern that I see often, but have yet to find an easy way to implement: text that wraps so it is always fattest in the middle, and thinnest at either end.
I've been saying for a couple of years that we are on the brink
of a "fluid design" revolution in front-end development, similar to
what happened around the late 2000s with "responsive design". …
Wattenberger frequently breaks my brain with some of their
incredibly well-reasoned and unique ideas, and this talk from AI
Engineer Summit is no exception. The core ideas being introduced
are around …
A really solid overview of the two competing models of
pagination: SPA-style buttons with hot reloading of content, versus
web-based links that load new pages. The conclusion here is clear:
go with …