The Page Is No Longer The Unit Of Design
A 2023 reflection on moving away from page-first design and towards smaller interface decisions that survive real content and real devices.
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AIThe First Time ChatGPT Felt Useful In A Development Workflow The First Time ChatGPT Felt Useful In A Development Workflow
A late-2022 reflection on testing ChatGPT as a development assistant, where the value came from speeding up thinking rather than replacing understanding.
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User ExperiencePasskeys And The Beginning Of A More Practical Login Experience Passkeys And The Beginning Of A More Practical Login Experience
A 2022 reflection on passkeys, passwordless sign-in and why login design is becoming a user experience issue as much as a security issue.
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DevelopmentWordPress 6.1 And The Slow Move Towards Block Theme Confidence WordPress 6.1 And The Slow Move Towards Block Theme Confidence
A 2022 article about WordPress 6.1, block themes and why confidence in new WordPress architecture grows through small practical tests rather than announcements.
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DevelopmentHow Container Queries Changed The Way I Thought About Components How Container Queries Changed The Way I Thought About Components
A practical look at CSS container queries and why component-level responsive behaviour feels more natural than always relying on viewport breakpoints.
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DevelopmentBuilding A Cleaner Front-End Workflow With Vite 3 Building A Cleaner Front-End Workflow With Vite 3
How I approached Vite 3 as a practical front-end workflow for theme and website development rather than another build tool to admire from a…
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DevelopmentUsing theme.json To Keep WordPress Design Decisions Consistent Using theme.json To Keep WordPress Design Decisions Consistent
How theme.json can help move colour, spacing and typography decisions into a clearer place inside modern WordPress builds.
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DevelopmentHow I Started Treating Full Site Editing As A Theme Architecture Problem How I Started Treating Full Site Editing As A Theme Architecture Problem
A practical look at WordPress full site editing from the point of view of someone building themes rather than just testing new editor features.