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Design related mumbo jumbo.

2022

  • February 8, 2022

    Front of the Front End

    So I think I fit into the front-of-the-front-end paradigm when it comes to my career.
    • Development
    • Design

2018

  • June 6, 2018

    Fluid Type for Better Responsive Text

    On creating a fully responsive site that scales just about every element based on browser width.
    • Development
    • Design

2017

  • August 4, 2017

    Above the Fold is a Myth

    You probably didn’t scroll all the way down here, did you?
    • Design
  • June 9, 2017

    Micro Trend: Non-Rectangular Headers

    Fun ways to make a boxy, grid-based medium a bit more exciting.
    • Design
    • Development
  • May 26, 2017

    You Are Going to Switch to Figma

    As a professional I have made the switch and wow oh wow is it an amazing collaborative tool.
    • Design
  • February 22, 2017

    Brad Frost on Frontend Design

    Working on the front of the front end.
    • Design
    • Development

2016

  • March 29, 2016

    Becoming a Designer Who Codes, The Making of a Unicorn

    Learn the medium you’re working with.
    • Design
    • Development
  • February 16, 2016

    Designers shouldn’t code. They should study business.

    I do not totally agree with this take.
    • Development
    • Design
  • January 28, 2016

    A Conversation with Erik Spiekermann

    We should all learn the medium we work with.
    • Design
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