I built my website last year with a strong focus on front-end performance. This week inspired by Scott Jehl’s article “How we make RWD sites load fast as heck” and Callum Hart’s “Non-blocking UI’s with interface previews” I decided to revisit my code and give it another boost. The trick to getting content on screen faster is removing render-blocking CSS. When the […]
When a new website is released for a popular or high profile brand there are two stages of reaction. The first is praise: “it’s responsive!”, “it’s gorgeous!”. The second is criticism: “don’t work in IE9!”, “it’s over 1MB!”. As is internet traditional, opinion must be bipolar and unconditional. Initial reaction to the new Majora’s Mask 3DS website has been no different. Granted, it’s rather chunky. […]
I’ve never been one to care for job titles. One or two words can’t adequately explain the extent of our roles. I try to avoid giving myself a strict title on this website. On my homepage: “I design, build & write all things web” Then I list: Responsive Design Front-end Development Process & Strategy These pages are a delicate balance of an intelligent, […]
On Monday I wrote about using SVG for content images. Aside from minor workarounds for a peculiar Internet Explorer bug, it’s a relatively straight forward task. I was planning to follow up with a technical overview of SVG sprites, but really, I can’t write anything better than Sara Soueidan’s comprehensive guide: “An Overview of SVG Sprite Creation Techniques”. Read that […]
As you know I’m a big fan of using SVG whenever possible. See my articles ‘Resolution Independence With SVG’ (Jan 2012) and ‘A Primer to Front-end SVG Hacking’ (Feb 2013) for a retrospective. I’m always looking for the most viable technique; browser support is always changing and content management is an oft-forgotten requirement (or ‘restriction’, depending how you look at […]
I’m back in the office and feeling positive about this year’s work. Give me a shout if you require my web design / front-end skills. I’ve been thinking long and hard about the type of work I’d like to take on, and really, I find a variety most rewarding. It’s nice to alternate between design and dev. For the […]
Before I ramble on, a quick note to say I’m taking a break over December. Once I’ve completed active projects I’ll be offline for the most part! That means no emails. I’m not a fan of “out of office” auto responders, so please don’t be offended if you don’t receive a reply until January. At which time […]
