Make a two-column list layout with CSS grid

One of the programming patterns I have seen used in several contexts over the last year is lazy loading. On the web, you can use lazy loading to tell the browser that an iframe or image should only be loaded when the viewport is sufficiently close to the resource. Using lazy loading lets the browser skip downloading resources that are not used...

I have just finished the first week of Couch to 5k! It has has been a challenging week, but incredibly rewarding. I have gone from having not run in years to doing three runs in a week. I’m very happy! This week I have felt myself being pushed to my physical limits. I have become more aware of my body and its movements. I start thinking more...

I had a conversation last week with Ben about tools for the next decade of the web. I think we are at an inflection point in the history of the web, one where the tools we made over the last decade or two may not be fit for us in the coming decade. Last year, I wrote in “The next decade of the web“: My vision for the web over the next ten years...

Over the last few months, I have been learning more about web design. I have been experimenting with layout, learning about colours, figuring out what types of fonts are available and using them in different contexts. Thus far, there have been three facets to my learning: noting, making, and understanding. Last year, a friend who is a web...

I have been thinking a lot creativity. What does creativity mean to me? What factors make me feel more creative? How can I be more consistent in refining my skills in my creative pursuits? The Blog Questions Challenge, in which bloggers are challenged to write about their blogging practice, got me thinking more about my creative questions. Thus,...