Thoughts
Our Stylish Future
The capabilities of CSS have expanded in leaps and bounds in recent years, as browsers have sped up their release cycles, and specifications are being developed and adopted faster than before. There was a time back then when CSS was not even meant for doing layouts, but that time has long past. Today, web layouts are practically synonymous with CSS. In addition to that, CSS can now be used to build components that used to only be feasible with Javascript. This talk will go in-depth into a few of such features and how each property works to cater to real-life use cases.
Building Brands Online
We are long past the days of having to sell the benefits of the web to our clients, but a web presence alone nowadays isn’t enough to stand out from the crowd. There are many facets that all need to come together, almost perfectly, to allow a brand to thrive.In our post-pandemic world, we see brands shift from bricks and mortar stores to wholly online; the transitional shift is a complex and ever-changing beast for us as designers, developers and UX professionals to solve.In this talk, Sarah will tell you the exact blueprint she uses to guide her clients through the online branding process and how to be fearless in your choices to convince your clients, stakeholders and investors that following the crowd and chasing follower counts is a fool’s game
Torre Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year!
Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2021 American Business Awards® - Entrepreneur of the Year We are so pleased to announce that Torre Capistran has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Entrepreneur of the Year category for the 19th Annual American Business...
How To Find A Web Agency You’ll Wanna Marry, Part 1
Article originally posted on LinkedIn If you are one more missed deadline or unexpected invoice away from firing your web agency, take a deep breath and get ready for some structured and cathartic planning. I promise, reliable web agencies that are actually fun to...
5 Reasons to Dump Your Web Agency
The web industry blows my mind, and I love working in it. My job is wonderful. Sadly, there are many elements of the client experience within the web industry that are everything but wonderful. Much of this dark side is justified by ‘standard practices,’ because,...
Workplace Culture: How to Welcome New Team Members the HOC Way
In the next few weeks, Hooked On Code will welcome two new team members and I thought I’d let you in on one of the ways we like to welcome employees.
Fixing Blurry Image Issue in Divi Theme
Are your images uploaded on WordPress showing up blurry? We came across a weird problem that had even us stumped. We couldn’t figure out why EVERY PHOTO we added to our page layout (using Divi modules AND as Background images for Divi Sections) were showing up blurry...
Practical Ethics for the Modern Web Designer
by Morten Rand-Hendriksen An Event Apart Online Together - Human Centered Design 2:45pm Central Senior Staff Instructor @ LinkedIn Learning, Amateur Photography, Teacher of Interaction Design He has a degree in Philosophy and a long history in the tech industry.He...
Performance Is Accessibility
by Scott Jehl An Event Apart Online Together - Human Centered Design 1:30pm Central Performance is PART of Accessibility - it’s a subset. When you optimize performance, you optimize accessibility too. In that phrase you can think accessibility in 2 ways: Improving...
I Brake for Users: Content Strategy for Slower Experiences
by Margot Bloomstein An Event Apart Online Together - Human Centered Design 2020 11:15am Central How and why users should have slow experiences, not fast. "I’ve always been a fan of anticipation. It’s not that the journey is better than the destination, but she thinks...
