Blog posts from 2018

Leaving the Frontend NE meet-up

Article posted 13th December 2018

In early 2015 Colin Oakley, Sam Beckham and I started Frontend NE. Fast-forward 4 years and it’s time for me to bow out of the meet-up.
Dark Mode websites on macOS Mojave

Article posted 28th November 2018 in Design and Development

macOS Mojave comes with a Dark Mode feature, but how do we get our websites to do the same? Turns out there’s a handy CSS media query that does the job!
In search of the best writing app

Article posted 16th October 2018 in Tools

A good writing app is an invaluable tool. I’ve found one I’m very comfortable with, and there are a few good reasons for that.
Safari tab icons

Article posted 20th September 2018 in Design and Tools

I’m a fan of small and seemingly trivial changes that make a big difference, so Safari tabs getting icons in macOS Mojave was cause for celebration.
Dashes, asterisks and plus signs

Article posted 22nd August 2018 in Tools

As a designer, I enjoy details. Markdown has lots of ways of doing the same thing and this is kind of nice, but also makes me sweat!

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