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When I first started learning web development I thought hiding content was simple: slap display: none; onto your hidden element and call it a day. Since then I’ve learned about screen readers, ARIA attributes, the HTML5 hidden attribute,… More

From 2008 through 2010 I taught Internet Typography and Web Standards courses part-time at a local art school. One of my goals was to balance students’ understanding of the web’s constraints with its potential. Too much focus on the former… More

This position has been filled. Thank you so much for your interest. As a Digital Project Manager at Cloud Four, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and smooth operation of various web-based digital projects. You’ll work with your… More

Chrome is introducing an opaque response-type visual indicator hoping to shed some light on exceeded storage quota errors when caching opaque responses. More

The book I spent the last year of my life working on is finally out. It’s called Progressive Web Apps and it is available in paperback and ebook formats. I wrote the book for teams grappling with what progressive… More

Exciting news: We’re looking for more Front-End Designers to join Cloud Four! As a Front-End Designer, you’ll collaborate with your fellow Cloud Four craftspeople and our wonderful clients to understand project objectives and user needs, sketch and prototype possible solutions,… More

This position has been filled. Thank you so much for your interest. If you love the web, solving complex problems, assessing new technologies and teaching what you learn in writing or in person, you’d be a great fit for Cloud… More

I set out to write a book that answered the questions of why you should build a progressive web app, what your progressive web app should do, and how to put together a roadmap for building it. You can… More

Incorporating contrast checks into our process has fundamentally changed the way we approach color in our design systems. More

If you’ve ever had to edit a project before (yours or someone else’s), you’ve definitely thought at some point: “What am I even looking at?” Enter Prettier, the new tool to transform the way we code. Once I… More