The end of time... [photo by Axel-D] So the big news this week is of course that the end of time is nigh. Our days are numbered and we’re all doomed! OK, so it’s a little less dramatic than that. The <time> element has been dropped from the HTML5 specification which has resulted in general uproar amongst web developers alike. I won’t pretend to be informed enough to of... Read more →
OK, so the whole should designers develop debate is as old as the hills. It’s been doing the rounds again recently after Adobe Muse dropped in on us from 1999. In summary: Frank Chimero simply said “Learn code!” Andy Rutledge claimed that “a designer who does not write markup and css is not designing for the web, but drawing pictures”. Davide Casali pleads for the debat... Read more →
There’s an old saying that you’ve probably heard of that goes “there’s many ways to skin a cat”. I’m not sure where the phrase originated, but I imagine a time where cat skinning professionals across the world discussed and debated techniques, best practice, process and theory, in search for a zen-like, ultimate, optimum way to skin a cat. I propose that we update the saying fo... Read more →
I’ve always resisted the temptation to put any advertisements on my site. After all, I’m trying to advertise my services, not anyone else’s. However, the other week I was invited to join the Ad Packs network — a hand-picked network of influencers and high quality brands, of which I’m proud to be considered invite-worthy. So I’m giving it a bash. At the moment I’m showing ads o... Read more →
The beginning of July brings something of a landmark for me. The 1st of July marks my third anniversary of full-time self employment. So I’ll allow myself a somewhat self indulgent blog post, because you know what, for me this is kind of a big deal. I have never been in any single job for longer than three years. From here on in it’s unchartered territory! I’m not going to ref... Read more →
About one year ago, a project I was working on required me to manipulate some colours in JavaScript. At the time, I couldn’t find a library out there to help me (I don’t think the excellent xcolor existed back then) so I built a little library called jColour. I never publicised jColour as it was never quite finished. It did what I needed it to but nothing more. As I’ve now fall... Read more →