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When Cloud Four was founded back in 2007, the founders set out a vision for the type of company they wanted to build. This has set the tone of the company since then, specifically as we’ve grown and added… More

We do a lot of rapid prototyping at Cloud Four, which means we’re often working with incomplete or hypothetical content. When it comes to FPO images, we’ve relied on a few different solutions: Third-party services like PlaceIMG, Placeholder.com… More

I recently worked on a project where the topic of variable fonts came up when discussing typeface legibility. I had heard the term before, but I wasn’t quite sure what a variable font was. Curious, I did some digging and was excited… More

For a recent project, we built an isomorphic application with Nuxt.js. It was important for our app to function for users even if they were offline, so I got to work on turning it into a PWA. More

How I avoided relearning software (and gained some superpowers) by exporting my SVG and GSAP animations to bitmap sprites. More

As a general rule, when merging a pull request from a feature branch with a messy commit history, you should squash your commits. There are exceptions, but in most cases, squashing results in a cleaner Git history that’s easier for… More

As a JavaScript developer, I’m used to my code running differently in different environments. But earlier this week, I ran into a problem that left me scratching my head for most of the morning. I was working on an isomorphic… More

A loosely organized and inexhaustive list of feedback and suggestions I frequently give designers. More

I accidentally became Cloud Four's resident expert on dynamic circular containing elements. Here are my tips and tricks. More

After years of defaulting to PostCSS as our CSS processor of choice, we've recently considered reintroducing Sass to our stack. More