August 22, 2016 in code js
A Quick JS Error Debugger
Although not very elaborate, here is a quick example of a self-contained JavaScript debugger that can bring problems to your attention … read more
August 21, 2016 in code css
CSS Media Query Debugger
I’ve made differing variations of this simple debugger based on name conventions in each project. Whether I use “small”, “medium”, “large”, or “mobile”, “tablet”, “desktop”, this is easy to customize … read more
December 28, 2015 in life
2016: Goals and Transitions.
2015 has felt extraordinarily busy, but in an everyday grind kind of way. As we planned out the year, we knew it would mark the end of a short-term plan we had set a few years ago —surviving long enough to obtain Jessica’s Master’s in Social Work (MSW), and planning from there. What we didn’t anticipate was … read more
October 01, 2015 in ui
When Bad User Experience Cost Me
It all started with a mojito, or rather lack thereof. My lovely wife and I were at a wedding recently —without children, no less (Thanks Mimi and Bapa ). To my embarrassment, I neglected to buy her a drink almost the entire night … read more
September 17, 2015 in code react js
Not-so-simple Forms with React
React’s form documentation focuses on basic properties and outlines the differences between controlled and uncontrolled components within forms, but composing more advanced forms is left up to the imagination of the developer … read more
September 08, 2014 in code svg grunt sass
A Grunt, Sass, and SVG Workflow
We are right in the middle of building a web app at Skosh Interactive. It was mere splash page and newsletter signup that needed to grow into Flask app with quite a few features –and ideally be mobile-friendly … read more
August 20, 2013 in code svg
SVG Should Be Your First Choice
As a graphic designer with plenty of print experience, The first thing I reach for when I need a visual element is a vector-based file. If there are none to be had, something inside of me sighs sadly as I settle for a pixelled fallback … read more
August 17, 2013 in design
Please Use Smart Guides in InDesign, Illustrator
If you have spent any amount of time using InDesign or Illustrator, I guarantee you have wanted to line up the edges of two (or more) elements. This is one of the most … read more
March 11, 2011 in literary
The Maskless Boy
It was a Sunday morning and the preacher was halfway through his sermon regarding expectations for elders and deacons. I found it interesting so far but was interrupted by a nudge. … read more