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…