Coding a Snowflake Generator
Hand-code an SVG snowflake, experiment in an interactive playground, and generate infinite random snowflakes with a dash of JavaScript.
Process
Avoiding the Dreaded “Swoop-and-Poop”
"Swoop-and-poop" refers to when you're nearing the end of a project or task, and at the last minute, an important decision-maker swoops in and lets you know that you're on the wrong track.
Cloud Four Dot Com: What’s New in 2022
We just shipped the largest update to cloudfour.com since 2016! This time around, we had three main goals…
Faulty Assumptions and Unwanted Features of Most Web Design Tools
Web design software makers saw the pain caused by the design to developer hand off and built features to help. Unfortunately, these features don’t help as much as the software makers hope. At best, they are unwanted features to be ignored. At worst, they reinforce faulty assumptions that undermine design systems.
You Can Have It All
Good news: Browsers are more capable today than ever before!
Traditional Web Design Process is Fundamentally Broken
Responsive design broke the traditional web design and development process in fundamental ways. Despite this fact, many organizations continue to use this broken process.
Generating SVG Solar Systems, Part 2: Filters, Gradients, and Clip Paths
Turning simple shapes into complex illustrations using some SVG magic.
Generating SVG Solar Systems, Part 1: Setting the Scene
Using JavaScript, SVGs, and CSS to procedurally generate unique solar systems.
What’s the Point of Standup Meetings?
It’s no secret around the office that I’m a bit of a process wonk. In the past, I’ve been certified as a scrum master, and I have opinions about agile workflows. So it may surprise…
How to Keep Your Project Manager Happy
It’s not just the “what” but it’s also the “who” that makes a PM successful and happy! Here are some of the qualities we exhibit to help our PMs – and keep them smiling. 😁