Words that would otherwise be coming out of my mouth

I feel like an idiot while doing my job. A lot. Now there’s a damn good chance I’m actually an idiot, but the self-respecting part of me wants to challenge that notion. When I get stuck on a task or […]

I used to read Web Design Ledger frequently when I was first starting out as a designer. As time went by they dropped off the radar, but it’s good to see they’re back with new leadership. I gave a lengthy […]

I wrote a chapter all about responsive design patterns for Smashing Magazine‘s The Mobile Book a few years ago. Now my chapter is rounded up with chapters from other great authors from other Smashing books. And the best news, you can […]

Pam Griffith created a script to migrate patterns from inside of Pattern Lab into a CMS. She wrote a post explaining a bit more about the project: So I’ve been playing with making a conversion script that takes the patterns from […]

Last week I launched Death to Bullshit, a site and blog that explore the themes of information, bullshit, and craft. On the site, I argue that people are bombarded by more information–and bullshit–than ever. People understandably want to minimize the amount of bullshit they’re […]

I’m pleased to introduce Death to Bullshit, a site and blog that explore the themes of information, bullshit, and craft. We’re bombarded by more information than ever before. With the rise of all this information comes a rise of the amount […]

I had a great time talking with Andy Clarke and Stephen Hay about tools, complexity, and making stuff for the Web. When Andy reached out to us about what to talk about on the show, I suggested this would be a great topic […]

There’s only one way to eat chicken: pick the damn thing up and eat it. Grandpa Frost

There’s a National Geographic article that’s been stuck in my mind for many years now. It discusses how overfishing will destroy the richness and diversity of ocean life if we don’t radically alter our behavior. The post focuses on the decimation […]

My brother started working for me last week. He’s a meteorologist by trade, so shifting into the world of web design and development is quite a big move for him. I’m treating this arrangement as an apprenticeship. The folks over […]

Jake Archibald (@jaffathecake) wrote a really fantastic piece about progress and the Web, in response to a post by PPK (@ppk) called Stop moving the Web forward. PPK is concerned about the flood of features for Web developers to wrap […]

On a recent episode of Shop Talk Show, Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert fielded a question regarding style guides and where they fit into the design/development process. Here was the question: I’m working on a redesign for an old website. […]

I’m almost finished with Chapter 2 of Atomic Design, which defines the atomic design methodology and discusses the benefits of using atomic design to craft UI design systems. While approaching this chapter, I wanted to address the fact that atomic […]

I had a great time talking about atomic design, web components, and trends in modularity with Erik Isaksen and Justin Ribeiro on The Web Platform Podcast.

I recently got an email from a company embarking on a responsive redesign project. From the sounds of it, they’re looking to retrofit their existing site and get it out the door fast. Which sounds great, until I read this: […]

It’s really cool to see Los Angeles using Pattern Lab to make and maintain their website’s style guide.

The Wexford Chiropractic Centre website is the first website I ever made, all the way back in 2006-2007. It’s been “maintained” and “updated” by various people over the years, but for the most part the original design is intact. My […]

I absolutely love Harry’s post about creating agnostic UI components for more resilient design systems. I get this question a lot: how do I create a component that looks/behaves one way in one context, but another way in a second context? And […]

Mat Marquis explains the current status of element queries, which have now been rebranded as “container queries”. This is a big and necessary step for pattern-based design and development. We all just want to create components, drop them into any layout, […]

Andrew Smyk (@andrewsmyk) discusses how he iterates on his web designs. There’s a strong focus on getting ideas out of his head and onto paper as quickly as possible, which is excellent. I enjoy how he cuts up his sketches to play with […]