development

Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
August 2, 2024

What Is UI/UX Design?

Whether you’re interested in becoming a web designer or are looking to have a new website built, you’ll no doubt hear a lot about…
September 23, 2022

So I Gave Accessibe a Try…

It's time to talk a bit about accessibility on the web. It's been on my radar for a long time but it's finally time…
April 8, 2020

Smooth Scroll Offset Anchor Links with CSS

Don't you hate it when you create an anchor link and it gets covered up by a fixed header? And isn't it a bummer…
April 7, 2020

10 Reasons Businesses Should Choose WordPress Over Squarespace

This post is to help persuade you to choose WordPress as the web platform to build your business on, but know that we're very…
October 29, 2013

Create custom search forms in WordPress

Are you looking to add a separate, custom search form in WordPress and limit it to say, a specific Custom Post Type? Here's how…
August 9, 2013

Meta box vs WordPress widget sidebars

Looking for opinions on using the standard WP sidebar vs meta boxes for 'aside' type info... I've got a current project in development that…
July 9, 2013

Viewport Resizer

While no substitute to testing responsive layouts on an actual device, this bookmarklet is great for initial and ongoing testing. This one is a…
January 15, 2013

Nested retina media queries with Sass

Since switching from LESS to Sass I've been excited to learn how Sass makes responsive web design easier with @content blocks and @media mixins.…
December 19, 2012

Replace Navigation Text with Icon Font

Looking to replace a navigation item with an icon font in WordPress? This little snippet placed in functions.php will do just that: add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu',…
July 19, 2012

SVG & PNG Image Test

While I have yet to get my hands on either an iPad or Macbook Pro with a retina display, it's clear that high resolution…