I mentioned last week that my Bible study set up using Ulysses [https://thesweetsetup.com/how-to-use-ulysses-for-long-term-research/] was published over at The Sweet Setup earlier this month. This resulted in a handful of people asking about my reference to using the ESV API to populate Ulysses with Scripture. I was (obviously) not quite clear in the article. It was my intention to start that a person could use the API. But I have not been doing that myself. Instead, I manually copy and paste 1…
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It’s hard to know where to start with this piece. It’s classic Rands. But it also hits close to home after discussing the validity of product managers [https://chrisbowler.com/journal/are-pms-needed] recently. There are so many quotable bits from this essay, but let me share those that caught my attention. Image courtesy of the Wildbit blog [http://wildbit.com/blog/2016/05/11/how-we-built-a-product-vision-and-roadmap]. First, he wisely takes the time to frame the discussion. What is the differ…
The fine folks at Help Scout asked that question [https://www.helpscout.net/blog/product-managers/]. And co-founder Nick Francis seems to indicate that the answer is yes. I quite enjoy the Help Scout blog, specifically the writing of Gregory Ciotti [https://twitter.com/GregoryCiotti]. But this particular piece didn’t sit well. It starts with a somewhat inflammatory opening statement. The one in big bold text: > To build a great product, you need design and you need engineering. Somewhere along…
Jason Tselentis makes the case for designing “type first”, then outlines a process for doing just that. His premise is good: > Today, mobile first has become second nature, but in order to ensure the design works well on small to medium to large screens, you have to think “type first.” My own habits have changed slightly over the years, but as I don't tend to design large scale sites or applications, a robust process has not been necessary. But if I were to create one, I can't see myself using…
Many web animations are overdone and wreck the experience for the user. But is there a place for tasteful enhancement of good content? Maybe there is …
Stepping further into the options available with Sass, for beginners.
A beginner's guide to start working with Sass
When I first became interested in web design, Firefox was the browser pushing web standards forward. And as a Windows user, I was very happy to take advantage of something new and fresh. And one of the best parts of using Firefox was Firebug [https://getfirebug.com/]. This article covers basic functionality and is targeted to the novice designer/developer. This was an add-on that enhanced the browser, allowing the user to monitor and tweak the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that was used for a giv…