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Spending the last few days in New York City for Smashing Conference reminded me of an analogy for Mobile First Design that seems to resonate with people. If you’ve made your life fit in a tiny New York apartment,… More

Google’s announcement of Android Instant Apps caused me to fear for the future of the web for the first time. I’ve participated in many native versus web debates over the years. We even contemplated becoming an iOS-only shop after… More

It’s hard to believe it’s been over three years since Dave Rupert wrote Responsive Deliverables, challenging the rest of us to start making “tiny bootstraps, for every client.” It’s been almost as long since Brad Frost and Dave Olsen… More

While iterating on a new article layout for the impending Cloud Four redesign, I encountered an old CSS layout problem. For long-form content, it’s usually a good idea to limit line lengths for readability. The most straightforward… More

The June 2016 issue of Net Magazine features an interview with Cloud Four co-founder Lyza Gardner. The article discusses patterns, web design, and the challenges of keeping current with our industry. The issue is… More

Last fall after the Umpqua Community College shooting in Southern Oregon, I decided that my donations and support for Everytown weren’t enough. I wanted to do more. And I wanted to do something local. I did some research… More

Many people know that you can scan your credit card in Mobile Safari. But how many web developers know how to create a form that supports that feature? Not many I’d bet. Auto-Fill Credit Card Forms Using Your… More

As part of the redesign, we’ve been trying to nail down the general positioning for our business. That is, what makes us the special unicorn that we think we are (or maybe we’re all ugly unicorns). One of… More

Logos are an ideal use-case for SVG. Because they’re typically designed for reproduction and versatility, they’re almost always vector to begin with. SVG’s support of CSS and media queries means we can adapt brand imagery depending on the display… More

Michael Mahemoff‘s recent article on how Progressive Web Apps have Leapfrogged the Native Install Model reminded me of a video I discovered while researching my new Adapting to Input talk. I keep revisiting the video because it shows… More