Staying in Touch with What Users Want
As web designers, we build sites for our clients based on our own expertise. And while there are tried-and-true techniques for placing items such as navigation and calls to action, other design decisions are more arbitrary. We often end up … Continued
Avoiding those dang cannot read property of undefined errors
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘foo’ of undefined. The dreaded error we all hit at some point in JavaScript development. Could be an empty state from an API that returns differently than you expected. Could be something else. We don’t … Continued
OctaneRender: A beginner’s guide
For a long time unbiased rendering was barely touched by a wide range of render engines. This was because an unbiased render solution was computationally intensive and therefore very slow. This was a great shame, as from a user’s perspective … Continued
The 20 best Drupal themes
There are over one million sites currently using the Drupal CMS. And with a massive online community, and more than one million developers constantly building and offering themes and resources, it's safe to say that Drupal is a viable option … Continued
The best online art classes in 2019
When it comes to online art classes and art schools, it really is true that you get what you pay for, and there's no time like the present to commit to a course. Decide to invest in high-quality tuition, delivered … Continued
OFFSET Dublin 2019 is coming soon
OFFSET Dublin's 2019 is nearly upon us, and this year looks set to be better than ever, as the creative conference celebrates its 10th anniversary. The conference takes place 5-7 April at The Point Square, Dublin, and early bird tickets … Continued
How Technology Affects Mother Nature
The planet is going through so many difficulties right now because of human abuse and misuse of resources. The continuously increasing human population is likewise putting too much strain on the planet and the rapid advancements in technology do not … Continued
A Site for Front-End Development Conferences (Built with 11ty on Netlify)
I built a new little site! It’s a site for listing upcoming conferences in the world of front-end web design and development. In years past (like 2017), Sarah Drasner took up this daunting job. We used a form for new … Continued
Quick! What’s the Difference Between Flexbox and Grid?
Let’s go rapid fire and try to answer this question with quick points rather than long explanations. There are a lot of similarities between flexbox and grid, starting with the fact that they are used for layout and much more … Continued
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the JavaScript
Around this time last year, I wrote an article about the JavaScript learning landscape. Within that article, you’ll find my grand plans to learn JavaScript — complete with a link to a CodePen Collection I started for tracking my progress, … Continued