Telling Stories: Using Scenarios to Visualize Better Experiences
Aug 27, 2018 — Great stories pull our readers into the experience and help them envision a world we create. So why not use stories to inform better design? Continue reading
I love to create
And here are some favorite projects from the last few years.
I love to write
About design, development, and anything else that’s on my mind.
On UXcellence
Designing for Accessibility: Forms & Input
Apr 3, 2018 — Forms are the primary method that users interact with our products. More accessible forms mean more people can use our products more easily. So let’s get started! Continue reading
Designing for Accessibility: Navigation & Interaction
Mar 29, 2018 — What’s truly amazing about the web are the links and other elements that allow users to navigate and interact. How can we make it easier for all users to get around? Continue reading
On my journal
My Favorite Music for Focusing
Sep 22, 2018 — Sometimes you just need some tunes without lyrics to get down to work Continue reading
A (Whole) New Me
Sep 15, 2017 — For 30 days, we gave up sugar, gluten, dairy, and legumes. It was hard, but it was SO worth it. Continue reading
Happy Holidays From Our Family!
Dec 24, 2016 — A quick recap of our year and a new tradition we’ve started Continue reading
Starting the Year Fresh
Dec 22, 2016 — A few tips and tricks I use to prep for a new year Continue reading
I’m Not Going to Take This Sitting Down
Nov 10, 2016 — Protest? Nah, I’m gonna get back to work Continue reading
ColorBot
Sep 29, 2016 — Building a 10kb personal color assistant Continue reading
I love to share
Helpful tools and techniques that others have made or written about
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JavaScript for Impatient Programmers
Get started with JavaScript quickly, with a focus on modern features
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Mastering Modular JavaScript
Learn how to scale out JavaScript applications by breaking codebases into smaller modules
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Build a state management system with vanilla JavaScript
Seems like a good intro tutorial
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Web Architecture 101
Basic architecture concepts to better understand how websites are built and served
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lazysizes
A fast, self-initializing lazy loader that includes responsive image support
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yall.js
A fast, flexible, and small image lazy loader
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Cypress
Fast, easy and reliable Javascript end-to-end testing framework
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Omni Calculator
All kinds of useful calculators in one handy website
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Octave
A free library of UI sounds, handmade for iOS.
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Everything You Need To Know About Transactional Email But Didn’t Know To Ask
Just what it says in the title
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The Modern Javascript Tutorial
From the basics to advanced topics with simple, but detailed explanations.
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Easier scrollytelling with position sticky
How to use CSS to simplify designing scrolling story elements
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30 Seconds of CSS
A curated collection of useful CSS snippets that are easy to grasp
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Valve Handbook for New Employees
I love the style and fun-ness of this new employee manual
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GraphQL: Everything You Need to Know
Seems like a pretty good introduction to GraphQL and how it compares with REST
