Journal

16 May 2020css responsive typography

Link - Youtube video: min(), max(), and clamp() are CSS magic!

I’ve used min() and max() in CSS many times, but I wasn’t aware of clamp(), which looks amazing for typography! This youtube video by Kevin Powell shows a great example of them in use.

13 May 2020freelancing survey business

Link - Covid-19 Effects on Freelancing: Global Survey (1,365 Freelancers)

I recently took part in a global survey by Hello Bonsai about the effects of Covid-19 on freelancers and independent designers/developers like myself. Here are the results.

12 May 2020shopify ecommerce web development

Shopify limits? What limits?

I recently read a blog post by Shopit Commerce about how Shopify limits its features based on their plans. It was a pointless post that focuses on the "issues" with using Shopify, in order to magnify their own offering. But, it made me think about all the good features Shopify does have.

2 May 2020shopify web design web development

Opening up possibilities with Shopify variants

Over the last few months, I've had the opportunity to work on a uniquely challenging Shopify project in which I had to create a "customise your product" section using only the options available in Shopify.

28 April 2020music coding life designing

On Repeat - My most played albums for April 2020

I listen to all kinds of musical genres when I'm designing or coding, so I thought it would be cool to post a list of albums I've been listening to every month.

21 April 2020web design web development eric meyer

Link - Eric Meyer says it's time to "Get Static"

Eric Meyer says "If you are in charge of a website that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to get static" and I totally agree. Forget the dynamic frameworks and go back to basics.

15 April 2020fun vinyl figure ghostbusters

Who you gonna call?

7 March 2020typography graphic design

Link - ScreenFonts #6 | Create

See how movie poster designers carefully select typefaces—and then slice and dice them.

23 January 2020development coding font typeface

JetBrains have released a new, very nice, typeface specifically designed for developers.

14 January 2020business grammarly

Conjuring words with Grammarly

I've been using Grammarly for just over a year now, and it's a tool that I use a lot! Not only has it improved my grammar, but it also ensures that any emails I send out for new projects remain professional and make sense.