Topic: Development

Movement in nature doesn’t happen all at once. Imagine a flock of birds taking off, raindrops splashing on the ground, or trees bending in the wind. The magic of these moments comes from many small movements overlapping and converging. I… More

If you’ve ever tried to use a CSS transition on an element with the hidden attribute or display: none;, you know this can be a challenge. I’ve run into this problem a number of times and decided to write… 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

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

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

A technique for overcoming touch target size and content clipping issues with pill-shaped and circular buttons. More