Accessibility Belongs Before The Component Exists
A 2023 article about planning accessibility before interface components are designed, rather than treating it as a checklist at the end.
Category: User Experience
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DevelopmentThe Website Should Explain Itself To Its Editors The Website Should Explain Itself To Its Editors
A practical article about reducing handover friction by making WordPress editing decisions clearer inside the site itself.
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DevelopmentThe Block Editor Is A Content System Now The Block Editor Is A Content System Now
A 2023 reflection on WordPress blocks, patterns and why the editing experience needs to be planned as carefully as the front end.
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DevelopmentDesigning For Interaction Before It Becomes A Score Designing For Interaction Before It Becomes A Score
A practical article about interaction performance, long tasks and why responsive interfaces matter before they become another performance metric.
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DevelopmentThe Slow Cost Of Every Script We Add The Slow Cost Of Every Script We Add
A practical look at how third-party JavaScript builds up over time and why script reviews need to become part of normal website maintenance.
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DesignThe Page Is No Longer The Unit Of Design 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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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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DevelopmentHow I Started Treating CSS Container Decisions As Component Decisions How I Started Treating CSS Container Decisions As Component Decisions
A 2021 article about thinking beyond viewport breakpoints and starting to design responsive components around the space they actually occupy.
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DevelopmentCookies Consent And The New Privacy Conversation Around Website Builds Cookies Consent And The New Privacy Conversation Around Website Builds
A 2019 article about cookies, consent, analytics and why privacy started affecting ordinary website delivery rather than only legal documents.
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DevelopmentDark Mode Made Colour Choices Feel Less Permanent Dark Mode Made Colour Choices Feel Less Permanent
A 2019 article about dark mode, prefers-color-scheme and what happens when websites start responding to the visitor’s environment.